Indonesia's Defence Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu listens to a question during an interview with Reuters in Jakarta, Indonesia May 11, 2016. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside/File Photo
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's military elite are openly stoking public anxiety about communism, gays and other 'foreign influences', a drive critics say is aimed at seizing a greater role in civilian affairs of the world's third-largest democracy.
However, the military's crackdown on suspected communist activity and ambitions to create a massive civilian defence force are beginning to create unease within President Joko Widodo's administration.
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