On Sunday, Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, held a breakfast meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in Delhi. This meeting highlights ongoing diplomatic engagements between India and Malaysia, reflecting a commitment to strengthening bilateral relations.
He discussed India-Malaysia ties with Gandhi and Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra , who was also present during the meeting. Follow BRICS Summit LIVE updates here. The Congress shared pictures of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi from the breakfast meeting with Ibrahim on its social media handles. The Rae Bareli MP’s meeting with the Malaysian PM comes a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ibrahim held talks focusing on cooperation in trade, semiconductors, infrastructure, and defence. “Prime Minister Modi appreciated Malaysia’s continued support in strengthening ASEAN-India relations.
Ibrahim is in India for the ongoing BRICS Summit, being held in the national capital on September 12-13.
Modi said the growing defence partnership, expanding two-way investments, and deeper people-to-people links reflect the new momentum in the bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership. The discussions also focused on efforts to expand cooperation in strategic sectors, particularly the semiconductor industry, the Malaysian prime minister said. The ministry of external affairs (MEA) said the two leaders took stock of the outcomes of Modi’s visit to Malaysia in February and reviewed progress in cooperation across areas such as trade and investment, defence and security, infrastructure, digital economy, energy, fintech, education, tourism, and people-to-people ties. The leaders exchanged views on key regional and global issues of mutual interest,” it said.
