INDONESIA COMMERCIAL DIPLOMACY STRATEGIES TO INCREASE THE EXPORT OF PALM OIL TOWARDS INDIA (2016-2019)

Abstract

Priorities of Indonesia‟s foreign policy in the period of President Joko Widodo (2014-2018) are Indonesia‟s sovereignty, protection of Indonesian citizens, economic diplomacy and improve role in the international world. In economic diplomacy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs needs to strengthen bilateral cooperation and encourage the Indonesia‟s export products in other country. Palm Oil is one of the main commodities of Indonesia and since few years ago Indonesia became the world‟s largest producer of palm oil. Palm oil is major contributor to the Indonesian economy and a key component in the nation‟s strategic plan for sustained economic growth and rural development meanwhile, India as the traditional market for Indonesia is the largest importer of palm oil. This study analyzed the part of Indonesia economic diplomacy especially in commercial diplomacy strategy to increase the export of palm oil to India which in the recent years mostly declined. This research use book, journal and mostly electronic publication that related to the research and can be used for support the research. The data include book and journal that describe about commercial diplomacy and legal data such as MoU, list of official visit then Indonesian and India trade data. The result of this study is the strategy that used by government and other actors in conducting the commercial diplomacy through MoU, official visit, and trade promotion.