Yes there is a special relationship. You cannot deny the more than 300 years of presence of the Netherlands in Indonesia. But unfortunately this "special" relationship is slowly fading away, and sometimes it's put in a negative perspective. read more
Dutch people do know the name of the country better than some other countries on the other side of the world, but its happenings have little to no effect on the daily life here. When there are large political goings on in indonesia it might make the news in the netherlands (unlike, for example, happenings in india), but that's about it. read more
The only dutch people who care about the historical connection between Indonesia and the Dutch are indo people and totok dutch whose roots came from dutch east Indies. For most dutch, they don't even know what they did there. read more
The Indo people or Indos are Eurasian people, descendants of various indigenous peoples of Indonesia and Dutch settlers. Indos are associated with colonial culture of the former Dutch East Indies, a Dutch colony in Southeast Asia and a predecessor to modern Indonesia after its proclamation of independence shortly after World War II. read more