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Kuala Lumpur, July 10: Rajnath Singh, the Indian Defence Minister, spoke with his Malaysian counterpart Mohamad Hasan on Monday and paid a visit to Anwar Ibrahim, the country’s Prime Minister, to discuss ways to strengthen their bilateral defence ties.
Singh arrived on a three-day visit to Kuala Lumpur on Sunday with the goal of strengthening the two countries’ defence and strategic ties.
“Called on the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mr @anwaribrahim in Kuala Lumpur. Deeply appreciate his positive approach and interest towards further deepening India-Malaysia bilateral relations,” he tweeted.
“Had an excellent meeting with the Defence Minister of Malaysia, Mr Mohamad Hasan in Kuala Lumpur today. We reviewed the diverse pillars of the extensive bilateral defence engagement and discussed the roadmap for the 4th Decade of India-Malaysia Defence Cooperation,” he said.
Singh and Hasan will assess defence cooperation between the two nations and look into fresh ideas to strengthen the ties, the defence ministry in New Delhi announced on Saturday.
“India and Malaysia have a common interest in peace and prosperity of the entire region. The two democracies have a robust and multifaceted relationship which has expanded into several strategic areas, including defence and security,” the ministry said.
“Both the countries are committed to work under the vision of enhanced strategic partnership established during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Malaysia in 2015,” it said.
Malaysia is one of a few nations that has expressed a strong interest in acquiring Tejas aeroplanes made in India.
Tejas is a single-engine, multi-role fighter aircraft capable of flying in dangerous air environments.
