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The democracy in Indonesia has not run as smoothly as expected. Though the foundations of parliamentary gov seem now well established, the superstructure of the democratic process strikes one as being of uncertain construction. There is in the first place a plethora of pol'al groupings, of sharp pol'al contrasts, central & regional, but the main party conflict is based on the anti-thesis in Indonesian life between 2 states of mind or cultural tempers. One camp of several parties, including Socialists, is united in opposition to Communism & is eager to accept modern Western standards. The other is anti Western & traditionally nativistic. Particularly damaging is the Muslim nationalist movement seeking to establish a theocratic state in Indonesia & interpreting Indonesian democracy as transitional. A similar attitude is also conspicuous among officers of the Republican Army. Usually legitimate grievances are not pressed to the point of imposing undemocratic procedures on the gov. In spite of many development plans, the economy of Indonesia often seems to be on the point of disaster. Foreign capital is discouraged by the steady deterioration of Dutch-Indonesian relations. In foreign policy Indonesia's neutralism reflects the underlying uncertainty of the course of national development. IPSA.