Gateway to stronger Malaysian-Indian relations

To broaden the scope of security cooperation, the two countries will upgrade the level and complexity of defence exercises as well as expand collaboration in defence training, Modi said. “This has enhanced bilateral cooperation in the area of maritime security”, the statement said.

“As our lives get more networked, this is emerging as one of the most serious concerns of our age”, he stated.

As he took stock of the urging, Najib said the Malaysian government would ask the higher education minister as well as Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) to discuss with the relevant authorities in India.

India and Malaysia signed two MoUs on Cooperation on Cyber Security and Cooperation in Project Delivery and an agreement on Cultural Exchange Programme for 2015-2020. We have built a vibrant economic partnership.

Asserting that he fully meant to “exploit” the potential of the bilateral and the India-ASEAN agreement, the Prime Minister said he believed the trade and investment relations between the two nations can be scaled up significantly. “RCON is contributing to development of rail infrastructure here. We want to raise the level of Indian presence in the Malaysian economy”, he said. “I am sure ties between India and Malaysia will be stronger and deeper in the times to come”, Modi said.

Razak described the gate as a logo of India-Malaysia friendship.

Today, the global market of Ayurvedic medicines or traditional medicines is estimated at about US$100 billion.

Amid a standoff between China and a few East Asian nations over the South China Sea, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said oceans, space and the cyberworld should not become “new theatres of contests, ” but be avenues of “shared prosperity” and offered to work in this direction.

The two prime ministers also released two postal stamps showing Rashtrapati Bhavan and Istana, the Singaporean presidential palace, to mark 50 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

“There is the Bodhi Tree, the lotus flowers, the jatakas tales and many other such illustrations, but we did not just replicate them as it would not match the inclusivity and acceptance that India stands for”.

Meanwhile, Modi noted that Malaysia and India enjoyed a comprehensive partnership and both countries shared similarities in many dimensions and diversity.