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Anwar Ibrahim Invites Kerala Minister for Malaysia Talks

By Drooid · Sep 15, 2026, 4:56 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Minister Anwar Ibrahim met Kerala Minister V.D. Satheesan at Tulah Centre on 14 September 2026.
They discussed cooperation in information technology, tourism, education and trade.
Anwar Ibrahim invited V.D. Satheesan to visit Malaysia for further talks.
Satheesan arrived by helicopter at 2:30 p.m. with leaders Sayyid Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal and Minister P.K. Kunhalikutty.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Minister V.D. Satheesan exchanged cultural gifts, Satheesan presenting a Kathakali memento and Anwar his own.

History

Historical Context

In 1992 Malaysia and India signed a trade pact in Kuala Lumpur, raising trade from $0.6 billion that year to $13.3 billion by 2012. The deal aligned with the ASEAN-India free-trade framework launched in 2003 and effective 2010, which lifted Indo-ASEAN trade to $81.3 billion in 2017-18. Today, Malaysia’s dialogue with Kerala’s V.D. Satheesan and Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim seeks to deepen IT, tourism and education links.

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Story summary

Minister Anwar Ibrahim met Kerala Minister V.D. Satheesan at Tulah Centre on 14 September 2026.
They discussed cooperation in information technology, tourism, education and trade.
Anwar Ibrahim invited V.D. Satheesan to visit Malaysia for further talks.
Satheesan arrived by helicopter at 2:30 p.m. with leaders Sayyid Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal and Minister P.K. Kunhalikutty.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Minister V.D. Satheesan exchanged cultural gifts, Satheesan presenting a Kathakali memento and Anwar his own.

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