Prime Minister Narendra Modi Holds Bilateral Meetings with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with his Malaysian counterpart, Anwar Ibrahim, on Tuesday at Hyderabad House in New Delhi. The discussions between the two leaders focused on deepening the partnership between India and Malaysia across various domains and exploring new areas of collaboration.

“Transforming – partnership! PM @narendramodi extended a warm welcome to PM @anwaribrahim of Malaysia at Hyderabad House ahead of their talks,” wrote Randhir Jaiswal, the official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, on X (formerly Twitter). He added that the meeting was marked by “productive discussions to further deepen engagement across various domains of partnership and exploring new areas of collaboration.”

Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Modi received Anwar Ibrahim with a ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan. This visit marks Anwar Ibrahim’s first state visit to India since becoming the Malaysian premier. Upon his arrival in the national capital, he was warmly greeted at the airport by Union Minister of State V Somanna.

Following his meeting with Prime Minister Modi, Anwar Ibrahim paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi by laying a wreath at Rajghat in Delhi and signed the visitor’s book there.

In a message on X, the Malaysian Prime Minister expressed the longstanding benefits of the relationship between Malaysia and India for the people of both countries. “The relationship between Malaysia and India has long been beneficial to the people of both friendly countries. That fact was highlighted when the official welcome was received in a friendly atmosphere this morning by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Presidential Palace,” he stated. He further emphasized the importance of close cooperation between the two countries and his commitment to exploring additional fields to strengthen this friendly relationship.

India and Malaysia share strong historical and socio-cultural ties. The bilateral relationship was elevated to the status of Enhanced Strategic Partnership in 2015 during Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Malaysia.