Malaysia

India-Malaysia ties need to be less about rhetoric, more about the reset

February 10, 2026 2:54 am

The bilateral relationship must be built on the growing profile of India as a rising regional power and of Malaysia as a re-emergent force in Southeast Asia. Moving forward, the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership must account for joint, mindful efforts towards regional good.

PM Modi in Malaysia: Future-proofing an ‘Act East’ partnership

February 09, 2026 12:44 pm

By continuing joint military exercises like Harimau Shakti and maritime deployments, India and Malaysia are signalling that they are part of the guardians of the shipping lanes in the Malacca Strait and the wider Indo-Pacific

From business to tech, India inks key pacts with Malaysia

February 09, 2026 5:13 am

The discussions were followed by the exchange of several agreements and memoranda of understanding covering strategic, economic, technological and people-to-people engagement.

MGR song at lunch table: PM Modi lauds 'shared affection' for Tamil during Malaysia visit

February 08, 2026 6:53 pm

PM Modi used the occasion to underline how language and culture remain a living bridge between the two nations. This comes as Tamil Nadu is set to head to Assembly elections in a couple of months.

On terrorism, no double standards, no compromise: PM Modi in Malaysia

February 09, 2026 2:27 am

The joint statement is a clear indication that Malaysia has prioritised its bilateral relationship with India, marking a shift from its recent stand, where it was seen to be aligning with Pakistan on issues like Kashmir.

India trusted partner for growth, says PM Modi on Day 1 of Malaysia visit

February 07, 2026 6:57 pm

The leaders will hold bilateral talks, aimed at strengthening defence and security ties, enhancing economic partnership and exploring new domains of collaboration, a departure statement said.

PM Modi embarks on 2-day visit to Malaysia, aims to deepen defence, economic ties

February 07, 2026 11:03 am

This is Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s third visit to Malaysia and the first since bilateral relations were elevated to a ‘Comprehensive Strategic Partnership’ in August 2024.

PM Modi to visit Malaysia this weekend, give ties a boost

February 05, 2026 5:27 am

It would be Modi's third visit to Malaysia, and the first after the elevation of the India-Malaysia bilateral relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in August 2024.

Ramayana has influenced how I think about stories: Tash Aw on his epic quartet

January 30, 2026 4:34 pm

Writer Tash Aw, speaks on his influences -- and on why the West's talk of 'Chinese aggression towards Taiwan' is a misleading idea

Elon Musk’s Grok AI Blocked in Malaysia and Indonesia over sexualised AI images

January 12, 2026 6:10 pm

The regulator said notices issued this month to X Corp. and xAI demanding stronger safeguards drew responses that relied mainly on user reporting mechanisms.

Malaysia landslide: 24 dead, search operation continues for missing campers

December 18, 2022 3:25 pm

The landslide in Selangor state, on the outskirts of capital, Kuala Lumpur, occurred about 3 am (12.30 am IST), tearing down a hillside into an organic farm with camping facilities, the state fire and rescue department said in a statement.

Malaysians line up to vote in hotly-contested election

November 19, 2022 2:07 pm

Malaysia's former leader Najib in the dock as graft trial begins

April 03, 2019 10:35 pm

The international scandal has been roiling the South East Asian country in recent years, and led to former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s poll demise in 2018, ending his 10-year rule.

Inside pictures of human trafficking camp in Malaysia

May 28, 2015 4:34 pm

Authorities say there are 139 suspected graves in the mountainous jungle where northern Malaysia meets southern Thailand, a remote area that trafficking syndicates used as a transit point to hold migrants and refugees. Most were believed to be members of Myanmar's persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority and impoverished migrants from Bangladesh.

Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit together in Malaysia

February 16, 2014 12:35 pm

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is in Malaysia for his concert Temptation Reloaded along with the dancing queen Madhuri Dixit.