India and Malaysia Sign 3 Agreements to Strengthen Bilateral Partnership

He also said that India seeks the cooperation from Malaysia for Make in India and Smart Cities initiative. “We are defined by diversity and culture”, he added.

As the visit drew to a close, Modi held a meeting with Corporate Malaysia. “We had very productive and constructive talks”. Will also work towards areas of counter terrorism. This would uplift Modi’s ‘Digital India’ initiative that already influenced many tech companies in India. “He has a proven track record”.

“The recent spate of attacks in different countries, not to mention the ceaseless attacks against India and Afghanistan, are a reminder of the global nature of this threat”, Mr Modi said, praising Mr Najib for his “leadership in combating extremism and radicalisation”.

He also said that the agreement to cooperate in cyber-security between the two countries was very important.

Calling for greater intelligence cooperation among countries, Modi said the “Internet” must not become a “recruiting ground” for terrorism. In back to back speeches on consecutive days on the issue of worldwide terrorism from global platform Modi on Monday said, “Terrorism is one such major global challenge, and a force larger than individual groups”.

“As friends bound by historical ties, it is natural that Malaysia and India continually strive to make the relations between our two countries and peoples ever deeper and stronger”, he added before opening the Torana Gate. At the Information Security Conference: Ground Zero Summit 2015 earlier this month, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh had said that the cases related to cyber crime have increased by 70 percent in the year 2014 as compared to the year 2013.

Malaysia wants to learn from India on managing infrastructure projects like highways and high-speed railways, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said. “We look forward to a more dynamic partnership between India and ASEAN”, the Prime Minister said.

“We will place special emphasis on cultural and people-to-people ties”. The same day, the two premiers – Modi and Lee – will sign the India-Singapore Strategic Partnership to boost bilateral ties.

Prior to the lunch, both premiers will participate in a signing ceremony for the India-Singapore Strategic Partnership, and will also witness the signing of a slew of agreements.

The Indian Prime Minister flew reached Singapore after his trip to Malaysia in the second and final leg of his four-day visit to southeast Asia.