Radicalisation of youth and countering ISIS in the region will be high on agenda during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s talks with visiting Malaysian PM Mohd Najib Bin Tun Abdul Razak.
The Malaysian PM arrived in Chennai on Thursday for a five day tour from March 30-April 4. The two leaders will hold bilateral talks on Saturday. The visit comes at a time of the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.
This will be Razak’s third visit to India as PM, the last one in 2012. His visit follows the visit of Modi to Malaysia in November 2015. Razak is accompanied by his spouse Rosmah Mansour and a high level delegation consisting of 10 Cabinet Ministers and several senior officials.
He will also be accompanied by a large business delegation consisting of many of the top companies and businessmen in Malaysia. At least 15 business agreements are set to be signed during the visit.
Razak will also visit Jaipur where Malaysian companies are doing road projects worth $5 billion. Malaysian companies have also shown interest in developing the Nellore airport.
On the counter terrorism aspect, India and Malaysia have signed an agreement to counter cyber terrorism.
“We also have real time exchange of information on terrorism. Spread of ISIS, radicalization are some of the important aspects of security that will be discussed during the talks,” Jaideep Mazumdar, Joint Secretary (South) in Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday while giving out details of the visit.
India and Malaysia also have a robust defence cooperation with Indians training Malaysian Su-30 pilots.