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Modi, Anwar review India-Malaysia ties, trade and semiconductors
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
They talked about how the two countries can work together more closely.
Important topics included trade, computer-chip manufacturing, defence and infrastructure.
Modi also mentioned clean energy, critical minerals and movement of skilled workers.
Anwar asked India to make it easier and faster for Malaysian goods to enter its market.
Both leaders discussed investments, education, tourism and digital cooperation.
They also reviewed progress since Modi visited Malaysia in February.
Malaysia agreed to the creation of an Indian consulate in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.
Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Anwar Ibrahim discussed trade, semiconductors, infrastructure and defence.
Modi highlighted cooperation in critical minerals, clean energy, talent mobility and expanding two-way investments.
Anwar urged faster entry for Malaysian export goods into the Indian market.
The leaders reviewed progress in trade, security, digital economy, energy, education, tourism and other areas.
Malaysia agreed to the establishment of an Indian consulate in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.
- Who
- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
- What
- They reviewed bilateral cooperation, including trade, semiconductors, infrastructure, defence, investment and regional issues.
- Where
- On the margins of the BRICS Summit.
- When
- Saturday, September 12; the year is not specified in the report.
- Why
- To advance the India-Malaysia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and expand cooperation in strategic and economic sectors.
Key facts
- Main participants
- Narendra Modi and Anwar Ibrahim
- Main agenda
- Trade, semiconductors, infrastructure and defence
- Additional sectors
- Critical minerals, clean energy, fintech, education, tourism and digital economy
- Malaysia’s request
- Faster entry for Malaysian export goods into the Indian market
- Regional framework
- Malaysia is a partner country in BRICS and a key Indian partner within ASEAN
- Consular decision
- Malaysia agreed to the establishment of an Indian consulate in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
- Partnership reviewed
- The India-Malaysia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
Quotes
Narendra Modi
Prime Minister of India
“Malaysia and India possess complementary strengths that can be harnessed through industrial collaboration, supply chain integration, talent development and two-way investments”
theprint.in
“India-Malaysia ties are moving into ambitious new areas like semiconductors, critical minerals, clean energy, infrastructure and talent mobility”
theprint.in
Sources
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