By FMT Reporters
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi discussed enhancing people-to-people ties through cultural, tourism, and educational exchanges during a meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Brazil yesterday. (Bernama pic)
PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi discussed a proposal to establish an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) campus in Malaysia during a meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Brazil yesterday.
IITs are India鈥檚 top engineering and technology institutes, known for producing highly skilled graduates and fostering innovation. They are also consistently ranked among the top engineering institutions globally.
According to a Bernama report, Anwar and Modi also discussed enhancing people-to-people ties through cultural, tourism, and educational exchanges, including the proposed IIT campus.
Anwar said both countries saw strong potential for expanding cooperation in sectors such as trade, investment, digital technology, and defence.
He also welcomed the interest by Indian companies in investing in the digital economy, artificial intelligence, renewable energy, and the aerospace industry.
Both leaders emphasised the importance of ensuring regional peace and stability, and expressed support for just and peaceful resolutions to international issues such as Palestine and Jammu-Kashmir.
Anwar said Malaysia welcomed efforts to strengthen Asean鈥揑ndia relations with the Asean鈥揑ndia Summit, scheduled to be held in October.
Malaysia is India鈥檚 third-largest trading partner in Asean, with bilateral trade reaching US$20.02 billion from 2023 to 2024.