India–Indonesia relations India–Indonesia relations Indian-Indonesian relations refers to the bilateral relations of India and Indonesia. India and Indonesia are neighbours. India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Indonesia along the Andaman Sea. The Indian-Indonesian relationship stretch back for almost two millennia. In 1950, the first President of Indonesia, Sukarno, called upon the peoples of Indonesia and India to "intensify the cordial relations" that had existed between the two countries "for more than 1000 years" before they had been "disrupted" by colonial powers. India has an embassy in Jakarta and Indonesia operates an embassy in Delhi. India regards Indonesia as
Stachys ("S. affinis"), is grown for its edible tuber. Several species are cultivated as ornamentals. Woolly Betony ("S. byzantina") is a popular decorative garden plant. "Stachys" was named by Linnaeus in "Species Plantarum" in 1753. The name is derived from the Greek word σταχυς ("stachys"), meaning "an ear of grain", and refers to the fact that the inflorescence is often a spike. The name woundwort derives from the past use of certain species in herbal medicine for the treatment of wounds. "Stachys" species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species, including the moths "Coleophora auricella", "C.