Garuda Indonesia’s Boeing jets deal: a win-win or political trade-off?

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A US$3.2 billion plan by Indonesia’s flag carrier to buy 50 Boeing aircraft has drawn scrutiny over whether the order is a genuine business decision or a political trade-off linked to Washington’s recent tariff cuts on Indonesian imports.The deal was unveiled by the White House on July 22 alongside news that US President Donald Trump had agreed to reduce his so-called reciprocal tariff on Indonesian imports to the US to 19 per cent from the initial 32 per cent he imposed in April.The joint...