KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 — Malaysia will lead the coordination between Asean countries and India to improve aspects of the free trade agreement (FTA) between the two parties, said Investment, Trade, and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz.

NEW DELHI, Aug 22 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim concluded his three-day official visit to India yesterday with significant milestones in the bilateral relationship, including the elevation of ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP), RM4.5 billion in investment commitments, and several key agreements.

NEW DELHI, Aug 22 — Hiring migrant workers from India to Malaysia will now be more transparent, fair, and orderly, while avoiding bad practices like exploitation with the signing of a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Malaysian and Indian governments on Tuesday (August 20).

NEW DELHI, Aug 22 — The Investment, Trade, and Industry Ministry (Miti) expects greater trade growth with India following the three-day official visit of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to India, which concluded yesterday.

NEW DELHI, Aug 21 — Malaysia has obtained potential trade worth RM8 billion in the palm oil and palm oil-based product, chemicals and chemical product, oil and gas, as well as aircraft spare part sectors, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

NEW DELHI, Aug 21 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim concluded the second day of his visit to India by attending an engagement session with the Malaysian diaspora at the Malaysian High Commission yesterday.

NEW DELHI, Aug 21 — Malaysia, which will assume the chairmanship of the Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean) next year, will work closely with India and other dialogue partners to ensure the 10-nation bloc remains at the forefront of regional integration and continues to be a driving force for sustainable development in the region.

NEW DELHI, Aug 21 — Malaysia believes that an empowered Global South is inevitable and its rise will foster unity among diverse nations while embracing their diversity and differences, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said Malaysia aims to diversify its economic diplomacy efforts by participating in the intergovernmental organisation BRICS and enhance its collaboration with member countries through shared initiatives and strategic partnerships.

NEW DELHI, Aug 20 — Malaysia and India today solidified their bilateral relations with the exchange of eight memorandums of understanding (MOUs).

NEW DELHI, Aug 20 — Malaysia and India have agreed to elevate their relationship from an Enhanced Strategic Partnership (ESP) to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP), said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

NEW DELHI, Aug 20 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim received a ceremonial welcome at India’s Presidential Palace, the Rashtrapati Bhavan, today as part of his three-day official visit to the republic.

NEW DELHI, Aug 20 — India has urged for a renewed and modernised partnership with Asean, stressing the need to adapt their cooperation to effectively tackle today’s challenges.

NEW DELHI, Aug 20 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim arrived in the Indian capital of New Delhi yesterday night for a three-day official visit to strengthen the 67-year-old India-Malaysia ties and establish a multi-sectoral cooperation agenda for the future.

HYDERABAD, Aug 19 — Nearly 12 per cent of tested spice samples failed to meet quality and safety standards, according to data obtained by Reuters of tests by Indian authorities after several countries took steps over contamination risks in two popular brands.

KOLKATA, Aug 18 — Some Indian junior doctors remained off the job today, demanding swift justice for a colleague who was raped and murdered, despite the end of a 24-hour strike called by the country’s biggest association of doctors.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 — Malaysia’s participation in Brics, alongside India’s established presence in the intergovernmental bloc, presents significant opportunities for both nations to deepen their economic collaboration through this influential trade platform.

KOLKATA/BHUBANESWAR, Aug 17 — Hospitals and clinics across India turned away patients except for emergency cases today as medical professionals staged a 24-hour shutdown in protest over the rape and murder of a doctor this month in the eastern city of Kolkata.

NEW DELHI, Aug 17 — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended support to a “democratic, stable” Bangladesh yesterday in its first high-level contact with Dhaka.

MUMBAI, Aug 16 — Anger over the brutal rape and murder of a doctor in eastern India showed no signs of dying down today, as medics called for the largest shutdown of hospital services in recent times, and political parties geared up for protests.