Putrajaya, Nov 23: India and Malaysia will deepen cooperation in security and defence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday as he emphasised that the recent attacks globally and the “ceaseless” terror attempts against India and Afghanistan were a reminder of the global nature of terrorism.
Modi also complimented his Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak for providing leadership in combating extremism and radicalisation, rejecting any link between terrorism and religion and in highlighting the “real values of Islam”.
“I am particularly grateful to you for our security cooperation. It underlines our shared commitment to deal with our security challenges. We will continue to deepen our cooperation in this area,” he said at a joint press briefing after his talks with Najib at Putrajaya.
Modi said the recent spate of attacks in different countries, “not to mention the ceaseless terrorist attempts against India and Afghanistan are a reminder of the global nature of this threat.”
Warning that terrorism is the “biggest threat” to the world, Modi had yesterday said it should be delinked from religion.
Talking about security and defence cooperation, Modi said both countries will make it stronger, including for advancing maritime security and strengthening disaster response in the region.
Modi expressed confidence of taking the bilateral strategic partnership to a new level.
India and Malaysia also signed MoUs on cyber security, culture and public administration.
