Putrajaya, February 8 (AseanAll) — Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi was received by the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim at Perdana Putra complex on February 8, 2026 and accorded a ceremonial welcome. Thereafter, the Leaders met in restricted and delegation-level formats at Seri Perdana, the official residence of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
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The leaders held wide-ranging discussions and agreed to further strengthen the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership established between the two countries in 2024. They recalled the age-old India-Malaysia ties which underpin the partnership and the close people-to-people bonds. The leaders reviewed the entire spectrum of bilateral relations, including priority sectors such as trade, investment, defence, security, maritime, clean energy, infrastructure, start-ups, agriculture, education, health, Ayurveda, tourism and cultural linkages. They also discussed enhancing cooperation in emerging areas such as semiconductors and artificial intelligence. The leaders appreciated the steady progress in digital cooperation between the two countries through the bilateral Digital Council and welcomed the agreement between UPI and Pay-net to enhance fintech collaboration.
Photo source:Prime Minister’s Office of India
Modi called for strengthening youth linkages through parliamentary and university exchanges. In this context, he welcomed the ongoing cooperation between Nalanda University in India and Universiti Malaya, and IIT Madras and Advanced Semiconductor Academy of Malaysia. He noted that the opening of India India’s first Consulate in Malaysia would strengthen commercial and people-to-people ties.
The two leaders exchanged perspectives on regional and global issues of mutual interest, including global governance reforms, the Indo-pacific and the growing India-ASEAN partnership. Prime Minister called for the AITIGA review to be completed at the earliest.
Modi also took the opportunity to congratulate Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim for Malaysia’s successful Chairship of ASEAN in 2025. Anwar Ibrahim conveyed his good wishes and support for India’s Presidency of the BRICS in 2026. Modi thanked Anwar Ibrahim for his strong condemnation of the Pahalgam terror attack and the Red Fort blast, and called for continued close cooperation in counter-terrorism.
Following the talks, several important bilateral agreements, including on digital payments, security cooperation, semiconductors, health and medicine, disaster management, combating corruption, audio-visual co-production, technical and vocational education, UN peacekeeping cooperation and social security for Indian workers were exchanged. Malaysia also completed all procedures for its accession to the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA). Full list of MoUs/ agreements exchanged may be seen here.
The 10th India-Malaysia CEO Forum was held on 07 February 2026, on the margins of the visit of Prime Minister. The outcome document of the Forum was received by both sides.
Anwar Ibrahim hosted a luncheon banquet in honor of Prime Minister Modi . Prime Minister Modi thanked Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim for his gracious hospitality and invited him to visit India.
