PM Anwar Ibrahim's visit to New Delhi: India, Malaysia sign nine MoUs

Following the bilateral meeting between Ibrahim and Indian PM Narendra Modi, 10 announcements related to both nations were also made.

Indian official Randhir Jaiswal said wide-ranging talks were held between PM
Narendra Modi and his Malaysian counterpart to further intensify the multi-dimensional relationship.

"The leaders agreed to elevate - relationship to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Discussions covered various areas of bilateral cooperation including trade & investment, defence, new & emerging technologies, cultural exchanges and people-to-people ties," Jaiswal posted on X.

Jaiswal said the leaders also exchanged views on regional and global issues, including cooperation in ASEAN and Global South.  

At the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dato’ Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim will pay a State Visit to India on August 19-21.

This was the first visit of Anwar Ibrahim as the Prime Minister of Malaysia.

 India and Malaysia have strong historical and socio-cultural linkages. Our bilateral relationship was elevated to the status of Enhanced Strategic Partnership in 2015 during the visit of Prime Minister Modi.

As both countries enter the second decade of Enhanced Strategic Partnership next year, the visit of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim would pave way for further strengthening of India-Malaysia bilateral ties by charting out a multi-sectoral cooperation agenda for the future.