Indonesian army comes to fore under general-turned-president Prabowo Subianto

Days after he was sworn in as Indonesia’s president, Prabowo Subianto took more than 100 senior officials of his new government to the national military academy, where they marched on a parade ground in fatigues and combat boots and slept in tents.

“I do not mean to make you militaristic,” the former general told attendees during the three-day retreat, which he said showed “the military way” to inculcate discipline and loyalty.

Six months into Prabowo’s presidency, his…