New Delhi: India and Malaysia are looking to deepen cooperation in counter-terrorism and de-radicalisation, cyber security, defence industry and maritime security as they held their first security dialogue co-chaired by NSA Ajit Doval and his counterpart Raja Dato Nushirwan Bin Zainal Abidin.
“They also explored ways to enhance cooperation in critical minerals and rare earths. It was agreed to institutionalise the dialogue by holding annual meetings,” a statement said.
During the talks, both sides exchanged views on the global and regional security environment and reviewed ongoing bilateral cooperation in the security, defence and maritime fields. The dialogue is an outcome of the visit of Malaysian PM Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim to India in Aug 2024 at PM Modi’s invitation. tnn
