Visit of Prime Minister of Malaysia to India

Visit of Prime Minister of Malaysia to India (30 March - 04 April, 2017)

Question: From March 30 to April 4, 2017 Malaysia’s Prime Minister was on state visit to India. The Prime Minister of Malaysia is-
(A) Mohammed Abdul Razak
(B) Rosmah Mansoor
(C) Mohammad Najeeb Bin Tun Abdul Razak
(D) Mohamed Nasheed
Ans: (c)
Related facts:-

  • From March 30 to April 4, 2017, Malaysia’s Prime Minister, Mohammad Najeeb Bin Tun Abdul Razak and his wife, Rosmah Mansor, were on state visit to India.
  • This is his third visit to India as Prime Minister.
  • This visit is in reference to the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Malaysia.
  • Prime Minister Najib’s delegation included 10 cabinet ministers in addition to senior officials.
  • Prime Minister Najib was formally welcomed at Rashtrapati Bhavan on April 1, 2017.
  • Later, he went to Rajghat and paid homage to the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi.
  • During this visit, he met President Pranab Mukherjee and Vice President Hamid Ansari.
  • Delegation level bilateral talks were held on April 1, 2017 at Hyderabad House, New Delhi, between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Najib.
  • After the talks, the following seven MoU agreements were signed in different important areas between the two countries-
    1. Air Service Agreement between the two countries
    2. Agreement on cooperation in proposed development of urea and ammonia manufacturing plant in Malaysia and agreement on export of additional surplus urea from Malaysia to India
    3. Memorandum of cooperation in the field of sports.
    4. Memorandum of understanding between Malaysian Human Resource Fund (HRDF) Pembangunan Sambar Manausia Birhad (PSMB) and EDII for cooperation in training.
    5. Memorandum of Understanding between Association for Indian University (AIU) India and Malaysian Qualification Agency (MQA) Malaysia for the Interpersonal Identity of Educational Qualifications.
    6. Memorandum of Understanding between Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) and Chemical Technology Institute (ICT) India
    7. Memorandum of understanding between the MIGHT technology Malaysia and the Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board on the implementation of fourth generation technology park in Andhra Pradesh.
  • There is a close and friendly relationship between India and Malaysia and peak-level meetings are held at regular level.
  • India established diplomatic relations with the Malayan Confederation (the predecessor state of Malaysia) in the year 1957.
  • Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had officially visited Malaysia on November 23, 2015.
  • About 2.9 million or more people in Malaysia are of Indian origin, it is the third largest Indian Diaspora in the world, most of which are Tamil.

Related Links:-
http://www.mea.gov.in/incoming-visit-info.htm?1/952/Visit+of+Prime+Minister+of+Malaysia+to+India+30+March++04+April+2017
http://www.mea.gov.in/incoming-visit-detail.htm?28245/Visit+of+Prime+Minister+of+Malaysia+to+India+30+March++04+April+2017
http://www.mea.gov.in/bilateral-documents.htm?dtl/28296/List_of_AgreementsMoUs_exchanged_during_the_State_Visit_of_Prime_Minister_of_Malaysia_to_India
http://mea.gov.in/images/attach/NRIs-and-PIOs_1.pdf