{
    "success": true,
    "data": {
        "id": 1644262,
        "msgid": "west-javas-interfaith-harmony-index-for-2025-enters-high-category-1774878757",
        "date": "2026-03-30 19:45:20",
        "title": "West Java's Interfaith Harmony Index for 2025 Enters High Category",
        "author": "Ferry kisihandi",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "West Java's Interfaith Harmony Index (IKUB) for 2025 has achieved a high score of 79.43, surpassing the national average of 77.89 and reflecting strong tolerance and cooperation among religious communities. This stable harmony, supported by government policies, institutional development, and interfaith activities, fosters social stability and creates a secure environment for investors and economic actors in the province. The success underscores the role of local initiatives, including the Forum for Interfaith Harmony (FKUB), in minimising large-scale religious conflicts and promoting harmonious societal interactions.",
        "content": "<p>West Java\u2019s Interfaith Harmony Index (IKUB) for 2025 falls into the\nhigh category with a score of 79.43. This condition illustrates\ntolerant, equal, and mutually cooperative relations among religious\nadherents in community life.<\/p>\n<p>Head of the West Java Development Planning Agency (Bappeda), Dedi\nMulyadi, stated that the IKUB serves as a mirror of the local\ngovernment\u2019s success in mitigating social conflicts motivated by\nreligion.<\/p>\n<p>Stable harmony creates a sense of security for investors and economic\nactors to operate in West Java. The IKUB score for West Java Province is\nabove the national average achievement of 77.89.<\/p>\n<p>The success of West Java Province\u2019s IKUB achievement in 2025 is\ninseparable from various social factors, institutional development,\ninterfaith activities, and government policies that encourage the\ncreation of interfaith harmony, including the high level of tolerance\namong religious communities in West Java.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSocial relations in the community are relatively harmonious and\nmutually respectful in carrying out worship. Large-scale religious\nconflicts are considered minimal,\u201d said Dedi on Saturday\n(28\/3\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>The existence of the Forum for Interfaith Harmony (FKUB) at the\nprovincial and regency\/city levels also plays an important role in\nmaintaining social stability. Social interactions among communities of\nvarious religions further strengthen the dimension of togetherness in\nthe IKUB.<\/p>\n<p>Another supporting factor is the West Java Provincial Government\u2019s\npolicies in promoting various programmes that strengthen social\nharmony.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/west-javas-interfaith-harmony-index-for-2025-enters-high-category-1774878757",
        "image": ""
    },
    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
    "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
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