SERI KEMBANGAN: Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a grand welcome in Malaysia as he began his two-day official visit on Saturday (Feb 7). His first stop after arriving in Kuala Lumpur was a grand reception where he met with the Indian diaspora here. He was accompanied by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to the event and both leaders arrived at 6pm. Modi's last official visit to Malaysia was in November 2015 but he made a brief stopover here on May 31, 2018. "At the invitation of my friend, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, I will be visiting Malaysia, a nation with which India's ties are deep-rooted and extensive," he said.

Source: The Star February 08, 2026 00:44 UTC