Governor of the National Resilience Institute (Lemhanas) Lieutenant General (Ret.) Agus Widjojo congratulating participants of the short course after delivering material on Tuesday (14/11) at Lemhannas Building, Jakarta. Photo by Humas MK/Ganie. 

In a series of "Short Course for Delegations of the Constitutional Court of Asian Countries" at the Ayana Midplaza Hotel, Jakarta, the Constitutional Court (MK) on the second day visited the National Resilience Institute (Lemhanas) on Tuesday (14/11). On that occasion, twenty participants of the short course received materials on "Management of Diversity in the Frame of Unitary State" delivered by Governor of Lemhanas Agus Widjojo at Astagatra Building, Syailendra Room, Lemhanas.

Accompanied by the Head of the Public Relations Bureau of the Constitutional Court Rubiyo, Agus introduced the importance of understanding the geopolitics of a country including Indonesia with its geographic cross-position in the international world. Agus explained that through the approach of geopolitical theory, the advantages and disadvantages, both in the aspects of politics, defense and security, economy, trade, world trade, climate, drug trafficking, and terrorism can be observed more deeply so that Indonesia can continue growing into a great and dignified nation in the diversity of its people from Sabang to Merauke.

In addition, Agus also explained that based on the nation\'s history, Indonesia went through a long process, starting from the implementation of ethical policy that created the opportunity to get education, which then fueled the spirit for Indonesian youth to rise against colonialism. Next, the Indonesian youth who had received education established various youth organizations, among them Boedi Oetomo, established on May 20, 1908, which now is commemorated as the National Awakening Day. Even in 1928, the Indonesian youth carved out their history through the Youth Pledge. Through the spirit of Youth Pledge that instilled nationalism, sense of citizenship, and national spirit, finally the Indonesian nation on August 17, 1945 stood as an independent nation.

Given the vastness of Indonesian territory, Agus considers four basic consensuses for the establishment of unity in diversity in Indonesia. "There are four consensuses or agreements that must be made together by the Indonesian nation, namely the national value derived from Pancasila and the Indonesian Constitution, and the value of nationality derived from the motto of Bhinneka Tunggal Ika and the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia, in order to keep the unity of this nation in diversity of its people," Agus explained.

These four things, Agus added, are needed to face future challenges for the Indonesian people who will be faced with the dynamics of international environment, the world that begins to dismiss boundaries (territorial), competition of ideas and ideology, unlimited choices, competition of ideas in value, and the national system that is demanded to be competitive, and the need for the restoration of Pancasila and other national values ​​that can more concretely create a more established national life order.

To that end, Agus invited all elements of society to equally participate in the management of the diversity of the Indonesian nation. "By maintaining the diversity of Indonesia\'s resource richness with its national values, which reflects harmony with the spirit of maintaining diversity and tolerance, Indonesia is not a nation state, so it cannot take management of diversity without any effort to see it manifest," said Agus ending his presentation. (Sri Pujianti/LA/Yuniar Widiastuti)