PUTRAJAYA, Feb 8 — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a two-day official visit to Malaysia, was accorded an official welcome at the Perdana Putra Complex today.
He arrived at 9.08am and was received by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, after which the national anthems of both countries were played.
Modi then inspected a guard of honour mounted by three officers and 103 personnel from the First Battalion of the Royal Ranger Regiment (Ceremonial), led by Major Muhamad Nur Addeen Mustaza, while the band was led by Captain (Dom) Mohd Fahmy Harun from the Royal Ranger Regiment Central Band.
Also present were Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil, Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo, Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, Cabinet ministers, foreign diplomats, and senior government officials.
Modi’s visit reciprocates Anwar’s official visit to India in August 2024.
Both leaders held a bilateral meeting at the Seri Perdana Complex, followed by an official luncheon in Modi’s honour.
On Friday (February 6), Wisma Putra said that both leaders are expected to take stock of Malaysia-India bilateral relations and explore further collaboration, particularly in trade and investment, defence and security, labour, tourism, connectivity, agriculture, and education.
Following the meeting, both leaders are scheduled to witness exchanges of several memoranda of understanding in the fields of combating and preventing corruption, standards of training, certification, and watchkeeping for seafarers and disaster management, as well as an agreement on audio-visual production and a memorandum of collaboration in the field of labour.
They will also witness exchanges of notes in the fields of semiconductors, healthcare, national security, and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), as well as exchanges of letters on United Nations peacekeeping cooperation, and the submission of a framework agreement for the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA).
India is Malaysia’s largest trading partner in South Asia, with total trade between the two countries reaching RM79.49 billion (US$18.59 billion) in 2025.
Malaysia’s exports amounted to RM52.3 billion (US$12.24 billion), and imports totalled RM27.19 billion (US$6.35 billion). Key export items included palm oil and palm oil-based agricultural products, as well as electrical and electronic products, while imports mainly consisted of agricultural, petroleum, and chemical products.
