Looking forward together

UNDOUBTEDLY, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad's visit to Indonesia underscores the diplomatic progress that has taken place over the last decade. The departure from protocol, wherein President Abdurrahman Wahid personally received Dr Mahathir on arrival is among the many gestures intimating at the warmness and closeness between the two nations. In a larger dimension, the trip is significant as it is made at a time when Indonesia is at the threshold of a new stage under Abdurrahman's leadership. Dr Mahathir is the second Asean leader to visit Indonesia since Abdurrahman was elected to office. The archipelago state has taken a great leap toward genuine representative politics and…