>>213961525 (OP)
My workmate was going to Bali and I asked her jokingly if she knows in what country Bali is located in and she was genuinely surprised with my question as she thought Bali is just a country on is own.
Why does Indonesia have so little recognizability?
>>213961555
Yeah but dude, it's pathetic. You could actually use this island to improve your soft power but it looks like it works the other way round for you. No one ever thinks that Phuket is a country and Thailand does benefit from its popularity a lot.
>>213961609
Dude, the same is happening in Bali except you don't benefit from that as a nation. Average Thai makes 2x more money than an average Indonesian.
Israel and India established diplomatic ties very early on in Israel's statehood. That means a lot of intelligence, and weapons to be exchanged, especially when it comes to fighting terror.