The nation's struggle

The nation's struggle

We sincerely hail the holding of a one-day discussion which adopts the theme: History of national struggle and preparation of physical force in achieving Indonesian independence. The event was organized by Bhakti Yudha Foundation in conjunction with Technology, Strategy and Military magazine.

According to Dr. Roeslan Abdoel Gani, now we no longer face the problems of colonialism, nor political discrimination but we have to give meaning to our independence by carrying out development. It is this context we want to underline Roeslan's views that some intellectuals tend to be moving away from the spirit of nationalistic solidarity, and indulge themselves in caring for their own interest. This phenomenon is obviously not conducive to the development as an implementation of Pancasila ideal.

Therefore, every effort made to revive the spirit of the national struggle through various forums is highly commendable.

-- Suara Pembaruan, Jakarta