{"id":14845,"date":"2022-09-10T13:57:26","date_gmt":"2022-09-10T05:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=14845"},"modified":"2022-09-10T13:57:28","modified_gmt":"2022-09-10T05:57:28","slug":"saifuddin-malaysia-india-ties-civilisation-based-friendship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=14845","title":{"rendered":"Saifuddin: Malaysia-India ties civilisation-based ‘friendship’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10<\/strong> — Malaysia regards the 65 years of\u00a0diplomatic ties with India as not merely anchored on bilateral relations but extended to\u00a0the level of friendship based on civilisation, says Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Seri\u00a0Saifuddin Abdullah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The minister said there has been significant progress in the two countries’ bilateral relations and the civilisational relationship enjoyed by both countries made the relationship even more special.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Our relations predate the 65 years of official bilateral relations, the relations\u00a0between India and Malaysia and the people of India and Malaysia is not just a bilateral\u00a0relation, but a civilisational relation,”<\/em> he said in his speech at the special commemorative event” ‘India-Malaysia@65’ organised by the Consortium of Indian Industries in Malaysia\u00a0(CIIM) and\u00a0Malaysia India Business Council (MIBC) to celebrate 65 years of the establishmentof diplomatic relations between India and Malaysia last night.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Also present at the event were the Indian High Commissioner to Malaysia, B.N Reddy and Founder Chairman of CIIM Datuk Umang Sharma. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The minister said the relationship between India and Malaysia has grown\u00a0from Strategic Partnership\u00a0in 2010 to Enhanced Strategic Partnership in 2015, eyeing\u00a0new cooperation in cultural diplomacy, digital economy and agro commodity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0“During my visit to New Delhi in June 2022, I met my (counterpart) India’s External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar at the sidelines\u00a0of the special ASEAN-India Foreign Ministers’ meeting and discussed\u00a0possible new cooperation in various fields\u00a0including cultural diplomacy as well as trade and investment,”<\/em> he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said over 150 Indian companies have invested US$3 billion in Malaysia in various sectors namely biotechnology, financial services, manufacturing and textile industry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saifuddin said considering the strategic location and conducive business\u00a0environment, Indian companies are encouraged to expand their operations taking\u00a0advantage of Malaysia being the hub for ASEAN.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Meanwhile, Reddy in his speech said the 65 years of vibrant ties between India and Malaysia takes pride from the Indian diaspora community in Malaysia, the second largest in the world, who are the living bond of friendship between India and Malaysia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the education sector, the diplomat said considering the success of the Melaka-Manipal Medical College in Malaysia in churning out close to 15,000 medical doctors in Malaysia to date, India will have its first offshore campus of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Malaysia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NMT<\/a> as reported by Bernama<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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