PM Modi meets main enterprise leaders in Malaysia, praises their position in ‘Indian progress story’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (February 8, 2026) interacted with 4 main trade leaders of Malaysia and appreciated the robust curiosity of the businesses within the “Indian progress story.” “The Prime Minister appreciated the rising B2B connections between India and Malaysia and the robust curiosity of Malaysian firms within the Indian progress story,” an announcement issued by the Ministry of Exterior Affairs mentioned. 

Modi met Tengku Muhammad Taufik, president and group CEO of PETRONAS; Vincent Tan Chee Yioun, founding father of Berjaya Company Berhad; Amirul Feisal Wan Zahir, managing director of Khazanah Nasional Berhad; and Pua Khein Seng, founding father of Phison Electronics.

In his assembly with Tengku Muhammad Taufik, the Prime Minister mentioned “strengthening power partnerships and new alternatives in renewables and clear gasoline, together with inexperienced hydrogen and inexperienced ammonia,” Ministry of Exterior Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal posted on social media.

PETRONAS has a three-decade presence in India with a diversified portfolio throughout LNG, petrochemicals and rising inexperienced power options, he added.

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Mr. Vincent conveyed to the PM that he appears ahead to deepening Berjaya’s footprint in India’s dynamic companies and shopper sectors, whereas Pua Khein Seng spoke on Phison’s want to take part within the fast-growing tech and innovation ecosystem in India, together with the semiconductor trade, he mentioned.

In his assembly with the PM, Amirul Feisal Wan Zahir spoke about India’s “financial transformation and its place as a high-potential marketplace for investments,” he added.

Mr. Modi highlighted the initiatives and reforms undertaken in India lately to advertise ease-of-doing-business and create a secure, environment friendly and predictable enterprise and coverage atmosphere. He known as on companies in Malaysia to discover the alternatives supplied by India, significantly within the areas of infrastructure, renewable power, digital know-how, semiconductors, AI, and healthcare, amongst others. The trade leaders appreciated the reforms undertaken by the Authorities of India whereas expressing robust confidence in India’s progress story. “They conveyed their eager curiosity in rising their enterprise presence in India by increasing their funding portfolios and exploring joint ventures with Indian counterparts,” it mentioned.

The Prime Minister additionally interacted with CEOs from India and Malaysia. “The CEO Discussion board has opened new alternatives in commerce and funding for each our nations,” he mentioned.

PM Modi counseled the convening of the tenth India-Malaysia CEO Discussion board in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday (February 7, 2026) and expressed optimism that its deliberations would result in deepening India-Malaysia commerce and funding ties.