NEW DELHI, Aug 20 — Malaysia and India today solidified their bilateral relations with the exchange of eight memorandums of understanding (MOUs).
The MOUs cover a broad range of sectors, including worker recruitment, traditional medicine, digital technologies, culture, tourism, and public administration.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who departed on a three-day official visit to India yesterday, and his India counterpart Narendra Modi witnessed the MOU exchange at Hyderabad House here.
Hyderabad House is used by the India government for official functions, particularly high-level meetings and banquets involving visiting foreign dignitaries.
The first MOU, concerning the recruitment, employment, and repatriation of workers, was inked and exchanged between Human Resources Minister Steven Sim Chee Keong and India External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar.
A second MOU, on ayurveda and other traditional systems of medicine, was exchanged between Foreign Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan and his counterpart Jaishankar.
An MOU on cooperation in the field of digital technologies was exchanged between Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo and Jaishankar.
An MOU on cooperation in the fields of culture, arts, and heritage, was exchanged between Tourism, Arts, and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing and Jaishankar. Tiong and Jaishankar also exchanged another MOU on tourism cooperation.
An MOU on public administration and governance reforms was exchanged between the Public Service Department director-general Datuk Seri Wan Ahmad Dahlan Abdul Aziz and India External Affairs Ministry secretary (east) Jaideep Mazumdar.
An MOU on cooperation in the fields of youth and sports was exchanged between Mohamad and Jaishankar.
And finally, an MOU between the International Financial Services Centres Authority and the Labuan Financial Services Authority (LFSA) was exchanged between LFSA chairman Datuk Wan Mohd Fadzmi Che Wan Othman Fadzillah and India High Commissioner to Malaysia B.N. Reddy.
At the ceremony, India-Malaysia CEO Forum co-chair Tan Sri Kuna Sittampalam, presented the Report of the 2nd India-Malaysia CEO Forum to Investment, Trade, and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
These deals are expected to strengthen strategic partnership between the two nations, promote cooperation across various fields, and create new opportunities for mutual growth and development.
— Bernama
