Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday, October 23, 2025, confirmed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the 47th ASEAN summit virtually, instead of traveling to Kuala Lumpur, due to Deepavali celebrations. In a social media post, he spoke of receiving a phone call from a colleague of the Indian Prime Minister last night to “discuss efforts to strengthen Malaysia–India bilateral relations to a more strategic and comprehensive level.”

“India remains an important partner for Malaysia in the fields of trade and investment, in addition to close cooperation in the sectors of technology, education, and regional security. We also touched on the organization of the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur at the end of this month. He informed me that he will attend virtually due to the ongoing

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