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In her latest piece published by CNBC, our Research Coordinator and Manager, Anastasia Febiola S., discusses the implications of Indonesia’s responses to the United States’ tariff policy, with an emphasis on the plan to reevaluate the local content (TKDN) requirements. Anastasia highlights the strategic importance of TKDN in strengthening and protecting Indonesian industry, highlighting the success story of TKDN in supporting the development of the national defence industry. In this article, she also emphasises the need to carefully assess policy adjustments amidst the tariff war in order to avoid a long-term strategic loss that could undermine Indonesia’s sovereignty for a short-term benefit.