Hindia Belanda-Jeevenaadu relations

Relations between Hindia Belanda and Jeevenaadu are complex and long, and have existed since at least 500 CE when Jeevenian traders first arrived on the coasts of the Nusantaran archipelago, in order to trade spices and other resources with various early animistic kingdoms. Relations between the two civilisations grew significantly in the 1300s, a period when most petty Kingdoms in Hindia Belanda had already been almagamated under the thalassocratic Majapahit Empire, whose predominant religions were Hinduism and Buddhism. This period also marked the rise of the Muslim Ternate Sultanate in Hindia Belanda and the emergence of a Hindu-Islam architectural fusion in an area known today as Trisbal, a country which neighbours modern day Jeevenaadu. Official diplomatic relations only began in 1820, twenty years after VOC-held territories in Hindia Belanda were nationalised, becoming a crown colony of the Netherlands.

Hindia Belanda has an embassy in Jeevabaad, whilst Jeevenaadu has an embassy in Jakarta and consulates in Bandung and Jayapura.

Country comparison

	Commonwealth of Hindia Belanda	Template:Country data Jeevenaadu Hindustaani Republic of Jeevenaadu
Populations	121 million (2015 estimate)	68,1 million (2016)
Official languages	Dutch, Indonesian and English at the national level; local vernaculars at the provincial level, in addition to the three official languages	Jeevenian, English
Capital	Jakarta	Jeevabaad
Largest city	Jakarta	Sanjivil
Government	Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy	Unitary presidential constitutional republic
Current Leader	HM King Willem-Alexander (head of state) Yang Mulia Sri Paduka Baginda Yang Dipertuan Besar Mohammed Salim (viceroy) Prime Minister Bambang Susilo (head of government)	President Raajavan Vaaraganasangam (head of state) President Raajavan Vaaraganasangam (head of government)
Main religions	Twelver Shia Islam (32%) Church of Hindia Belanda (30%) Sunni Islam (12%) irreligious (11%) Roman catholicism (7%) Hindia Belandan Buddhism (3%) Judaism (2%) Hinduism (1%).	Hinduism (72%) Orthodoxy (13%) Islam (12%) Catholicism (2%).
GDP (nominal) (2015)	NSD 2.646 Trillion ($21,867.76 per capita)	NSD 5.050 Trillion ($50,000 per capita)
Currency	Roepiah	Rupee

History

The ties between Hindia Belanda and Jeevenaadu date back to at least 490 CE, when a merchant from XXXXX arrived on the coast of Java and wrote a detailed account of the animistic Kalinggan Kingdom. Historians have come to accept this event as the initial contact between the two civilisations. Formal trade relations would commence about twenty years later, when most kingdoms in Hindia

High-level interactions

• In January 2017, Jeevenian President Raajavan Vaaraganasangam paid a 3-day state visit to the Commonwealth of Hindia Belanda at the invitation of Governor-General Mohammed Salim, where he was honoured with a State Dinner at Buitenzorg Palace attended by 300 guests. On the last day of the visit, Vaaraganasangam was bestowed with an honorary knighthood of the Most Exalted Order of the Great Eastern Star.