Jakarta – The Retired Army Association (PPAD) is warning the government and society at large over the influx of foreign ideologies that threaten the values of Pancasila among Indonesian youths.

"We need to be cautious about mushrooming transnational ideologies, as they contradict local wisdom and Pancasila," PPAD chairman Lt. Gen. (ret.) Kiki Syahnakri said in Jakarta on Thursday.

According to him, Indonesia today is so "wide open" that foreign ideologies, such as liberalism, capitalism and Wahabism (extreme Islam), which contradict the Pancasila state ideology, can easily take root.

To counter the influx of foreign ideologies, Kiki said, the nation needed to overhaul existing legislation. "Laws should protect [our values]. They should not be too liberal. But our existing laws are too liberal," he said as quoted by Antara news agency.

Kiki claimed the growing number of radical movements across the country was evidence of the impact of foreign ideologies that were being followed primarily by young Indonesians.