Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday encouraged Malaysian businesses to deepen their engagement with India, highlighting the country’s expanding market, reform-driven economic environment, and investment-friendly policies. During interactions with leading Malaysian corporate figures in Kuala Lumpur, Modi underscored the growing business-to-business (B2B) ties between the two nations and expressed appreciation for Malaysia’s confidence in India’s development trajectory.

Meeting top executives from PETRONAS, Berjaya Corporation, Khazanah Nasional Berhad, and Phison Electronics, the prime minister outlined India’s opportunities in key sectors such as infrastructure, renewable energy, digital technology, semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and healthcare. He emphasized that India’s economic reforms have strengthened ease of doing business, created policy stability, and built a predictable investment climate attractive to global partners.

Modi also lauded the recently concluded 10th India–Malaysia CEO Forum in Kuala Lumpur, calling it a crucial platform for expanding bilateral trade, technology collaboration, and industrial partnerships. He expressed optimism that discussions at the forum would translate into concrete investments and joint ventures benefiting both economies.

Malaysian industry leaders acknowledged India’s reform agenda, particularly its focus on manufacturing, digital innovation, and sustainable growth. They signaled strong interest in scaling up investments, diversifying portfolios, and forming strategic partnerships with Indian firms.

Beyond economic cooperation, Modi and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim reaffirmed their commitment to combating terrorism in all forms, including cross-border threats. The leaders pledged zero tolerance for extremist violence and agreed to enhance intelligence-sharing, counter-radicalization efforts, and measures to prevent misuse of emerging technologies by terror networks.

Their joint statement also stressed the need for coordinated global action against terror financing, with both sides committing to capacity-building initiatives and closer security collaboration.