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Anwar Ibrahim Meets Modi at BRICS Summit in India

By Drooid · Sep 14, 2026, 4:19 AM UTC · How we work

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Leader Rejects Cleric Claim

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim attended the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on Sept 12-13 2026, meeting Narendra Modi.
The leader stressed Malaysia’s guarantee of women’s equal rights, rejecting cleric Kanthapuram A P Aboobacker Musaliyar’s claim that women stay confined to homes.
Kanthapuram urged welfare for Indian workers in Malaysia and called for direct Kozhikode-Malaysia flights.
Security forces imposed traffic controls and heightened protection around Markaz campus for the VVIP convoy.

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Song Diplomacy

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim visited India for the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12-13, 2026, meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
During the trip, Anwar posted a video of himself singing a classic Hindi song while in New Delhi.
He emphasized support for women’s equality when meeting cleric Kanthapuram A P Aboobacker Musaliyar and received the Sheikh Abu Bakar Foundation Excellence Award and a Sahih al-Bukhari manuscript at the Markaz reception in Kozhikode.

Blindspot

Security forces imposed tight traffic controls and heightened security around the Markaz campus to protect the VVIP convoy during Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s stay in Kerala.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Right-leaning coverage.

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Leader Rejects Cleric Claim

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim attended the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on Sept 12-13 2026, meeting Narendra Modi.
The leader stressed Malaysia’s guarantee of women’s equal rights, rejecting cleric Kanthapuram A P Aboobacker Musaliyar’s claim that women stay confined to homes.
Kanthapuram urged welfare for Indian workers in Malaysia and called for direct Kozhikode-Malaysia flights.
Security forces imposed traffic controls and heightened protection around Markaz campus for the VVIP convoy.

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