1/10 Today, 63 year ago, Prime Minister Indonesia, Mr. Djuanda, declared unilaterally the use of archipelagic baselines, for joining the outmost islands. The waters enclosed was then declared as internal waters (Deklarasi Djuanda 1957).

2/10 Most States protested the declaration as it was in breach of the law of the sea at that time. Such baselines also converted high seas within the Country into internal waters thus invited strong objection from maritime powers having strategic military interest.
3/10 Indonesia was not comfortable with the label of ‘breaker of international law”, and stood up for its defences by fighting for recognition in the UNCLOS making conferences. Indonesia was neither silent and nor keep it unresolved, but ready to talk and compromise.
4/10 A prominent international law scholar, Mochtar Kusumaatmadja,translated the declaration into a legal narrative,using the language of international law, thus understood by maritime lawyers. Then skillfull Diplomats i.a. Hasjim Djalal brought the texts to the diplomatic table.
5/10 Mochtar explained behind the unilateral Declaration: Indonesia has to ensure and safeguard its national and political unity as well as its territorial integrity, the very viability of Indonesia as a nation. He emphasized: seas shall connects instead of separate its islands
6/10 In the same time, 'on the other side of the coin’, Mochtar ensured the responsibility of Indonesia toward the interest of international community, thus ready to a ‘quid pro quo’ approach for the making of archipelagic regime in the UNCLOS Conferences.
7/10 At the earliest stage of Conferences, Indonesia together with Fiji,Mauritius and the Philippines, submitted draft principles and articles on archipelagic state. It offered a clear legal definition about archipelagic states as well as rights and obligations of states therein
8/10 Through ‘quid pro quo’ and painstakingly negotiations, the proposal was adopted in UNCLOS 1982 as a "package deal", thus allowing Indonesia to retain its archipelagic baselines and, on the other hand, take into account the interest of other states in the waters enclosed.
9/10 Since then, the label of Indonesia as 'breaking international law' has been removed. Indonesia is making instead of breaking the law. As a responsible Sate, despite starting with a 'unilateral', Indonesia then pursued peacefully through legal forums to make it ‘universal’.
10/10 It is to demonstrate that Indonesia is an 'international law-friendly" state. Indonesia used and went through international law instead of use of force to gain and protect its national survival. "Selamat Hari Nusantara". @HPIKemluRI

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Once upon a time there was a Raja named Uttānapāda born of Svayambhuva Manu,1st man on earth.He had 2 beautiful wives - Suniti & Suruchi & two sons were born of them Dhruva & Uttama respectively.
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Now Suniti was the daughter of a tribal chief while Suruchi was the daughter of a rich king. Hence Suruchi was always favored the most by Raja while Suniti was ignored. But while Suniti was gentle & kind hearted by nature Suruchi was venomous inside.
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The story is of a time when ideally the eldest son of the king becomes the heir to the throne. Hence the sinhasan of the Raja belonged to Dhruva.This is why Suruchi who was the 2nd wife nourished poison in her heart for Dhruva as she knew her son will never get the throne.


One day when Dhruva was just 5 years old he went on to sit on his father's lap. Suruchi, the jealous queen, got enraged and shoved him away from Raja as she never wanted Raja to shower Dhruva with his fatherly affection.


Dhruva protested questioning his step mother "why can't i sit on my own father's lap?" A furious Suruchi berated him saying "only God can allow him that privilege. Go ask him"