‘Trust has become India’s largest currency,’ says PM Modi in Malaysia | India News

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has started his two-day visit to Malaysia. He was met at the airport by Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who welcomed him with a hug.
Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Modi said that he visited Malaysia on the invitation of his ‘friend’ Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. PM Modi said India is pursuing deeper defense and security ties.
Addressing the Indian diaspora in Kuala Lumpur, Prime Minister Modi praised India’s recent trade agreements with various countries, including the European Union, including the United Kingdom, and the United States.

#WRISTWATCH | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | While addressing the Indian diaspora at an event, Prime Minister Modi talked about India’s recent trade deals with many countries, including the UK, EU and the US, people chanted his name.

“Trust has become India’s strongest currency,” he says.

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India was once seen as just a large market. PM Modi said that today, it has emerged as a global investment and trade hub recognized as a reliable partner for growth by countries that have signed trade agreements with us such as the UK, UAE, Australia, New Zealand, Oman, EU and the USA.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also praised India’s UPI initiative and Malaysia’s status as home to the world’s second largest community of Indian origin, which serves as a vibrant link between the two countries through shared culture, cuisines like Roti Canai, Malabar Parotta, coconut, spices and Teh Tarik, and linguistic similarities between Indian languages ​​and Malay.
Hindi music and movies are hugely popular here, with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s singing talent, especially his performance of Hindi songs going viral in India, and his love for Tamil legend MGR’s songs bridging the gap further.

He also highlighted that India has reaffirmed its embrace of this diaspora through the recent expansion of OCI card eligibility to sixth-generation Malaysian Indians, continued support to the Indian Scholarship Trust Fund (ISTF) that helps meritorious students from weaker economic backgrounds, the new Thiruvalluvar Scholarship for those studying in India, and invitations to the ‘Know India’ programme.