Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia on his two-day official visit. On Sunday, 8 February 2026, he was given a grand ceremonial welcome and guard of honor at the Perdana Putra Building, the Prime Minister’s Office of Malaysia. This welcome reflects the strong and old relations between India and Malaysia.

Prime Minister Modi reached Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, February 7, where Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim himself arrived at the airport to welcome him. During this, Malaysia’s Human Resources Minister Ramanan Ramakrishnan and Deputy Foreign Minister Lukanisman bin Awang Sawani were also present.

Spectacular presentation of music and dance

At the reception held on Sunday, a red carpet was laid and a spectacular presentation of traditional music and dance was given. The common heritage of India and Malaysia was shown through these cultural programs. Prime Minister Modi appeared emotional with this warm welcome. He wrote on the social media platform ‘X’ that he was deeply touched by the warm welcome given by his friend Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and was looking forward to the talks.

#WATCH | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives ceremonial welcome and Guard of Honor at Perdana Putra building. He was welcomed by the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim.

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— ANI (@ANI) February 8, 2026

Arrived to participate in the Indian community program

After the welcome, both the Prime Ministers traveled in the same car to attend the Indian community program organized in Kuala Lumpur. On this occasion, Prime Minister Modi praised the strong relations between the people of India and Malaysia and described it as the real strength of the friendship between the two countries. After this, important bilateral talks are going to take place between Prime Minister Modi and Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. Many topics like defence, security, trade, investment, technology and innovation will be discussed in these meetings. It is expected that many agreements will also be made during this period, which will further strengthen the relations between the two countries.

Prime Minister Modi’s statement

In the statement given before the visit, Prime Minister Modi had said that relations between India and Malaysia are continuously progressing. He said that the purpose of this visit is to increase defense cooperation, strengthen economic partnership and work together in new areas. This is Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s third visit to Malaysia and his first visit after the two countries got the status of comprehensive strategic partnership in August 2024.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a joint press statement with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, said that India and Malaysia will work together in many important areas to further strengthen their relations. He clearly said that there is a plan to move forward on the basis of trust and partnership between the two countries. Prime Minister Modi said that in the field of security, India and Malaysia will together focus on fighting terrorism, sharing intelligence and strengthening maritime security. He said that both the countries will also expand defense cooperation, so that peace and stability is maintained in the region.

Prime Minister Modi further said that technology is playing a very important role in today’s times. In view of this, India and Malaysia will take forward their partnership in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital technology as well as semiconductor. Apart from this, cooperation between the two countries will also be increased in important areas like health and food security. The Prime Minister said that the CEO Forum organized today has opened new avenues of trade and investment. This will provide good opportunities to companies of both the countries to invest in each other and expand business. He said that this will also increase employment opportunities and strengthen the economy.

#WATCH | At joint press statement with Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim, PM Narendra Modi says, “In the security sector, we will strengthen cooperation in counter-terrorism, intelligence sharing and maritime security. We will also make defense cooperation more comprehensive. Along with… pic.twitter.com/mxMqZEqRnT

— ANI (@ANI) February 8, 2026

PM Modi expressed confidence

Emphasizing on trust, PM Modi said that through strategic trust, India and Malaysia will pave a strong path towards economic transformation. He said that this partnership will not be limited to governments only, but its benefits will reach the common people. The Prime Minister also made it clear that India wants to move towards a peaceful, secure and prosperous future with its friendly countries. This cooperation with Malaysia is part of this thinking. In the coming time, the relations between the two countries will deepen and stability and development in the Asia region will get a new direction.