Diplomatic briefing
High Commission of India, Kuala Lumpur
High CommissionMalaysia · High Commissioner: Shri Somnath Ghosh
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In short
India’s high commission in Malaysia records a reported community of 29,02,370, 30 agreements on record and a UN voting alignment with India of 72%. Led by Shri Somnath Ghosh, high commissioner.
Overseas Indians
Medium confidence29,02,370
persons · as of Jan 2026
Source· retrieved 1 day ago
Population of Overseas Indians
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: row "Malaysia"
“PIOs 2,750,000 + NRIs 152,370 = 2,902,370”
Published: undated · Read: 7 October 2026
MEA publishes no methodology for these estimates and told a Parliamentary committee it holds "no authentic data". The page also repeats some countries from an older vintage with the PIO/NRI columns swapped; the first occurrence is used here. This country appears 2× on the page.
Agreements on record
Medium confidence30
agreements · 1950–present
Source· retrieved 1 hour ago
Indian Treaties Database — filtered by country
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: search-result-item count, sorted newest first (newest: 30 March 1978)
“CULTURAL AGEEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND MALAYSIA — 30 March 1978”
Published: 30 March 1978 · Read: 8 October 2026
MEA states it cannot vouch for the accuracy or completeness of this database. It carries no status field, so "in force" cannot be derived from it — only that an agreement is on record.
UN votes matching India’s
72%
share of UNGA votes matching India’s · UNGA session 78
Source· retrieved 12 hours ago
United Nations General Assembly Voting Data — Ideal Point Estimates
Source: Bailey, Strezhnev & Voeten — Harvard Dataverse
Where: row “Malaysia”, session 78, IndiaAgree over 87 votes
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
UN General Assembly Voting Data (v39), non-commercial licence. The share is the dataset’s own IndiaAgree column — roll-call votes on which this country and India voted the same way, as the dataset defines agreement — not our calculation. Independent of MEA.
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The relationship, in figures
Trade
Exports to MalaysiaUS dollars · as stated in the brief$6.87bn
Bilateral Brief — Malaysia
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “4. Economic & Commercial relations” section
“Bilateral Trade (in USD billions as per Dept of Commerce, GOI): Year 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 Export 6.06 6.99 7.15 7.26 7.31 6.87”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
People
Indian community in Malaysiapersons · as stated in the brief29,00,000
Bilateral Brief — Malaysia
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “10. Indian Diaspora:” section
“Malaysia is home to an estimated 2.9 million members of the Indian diaspora.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
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Diplomacy
Agreements the briefing enumeratesagreements · as stated in the brief500
Bilateral Brief — Malaysia
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “6. Education” section
“There are close linkages between the Indian and Malaysian higher educational institutions with over 500 MoUs/Agreements.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Most recent high-level visityear of the visit · as stated in the brief2026
Bilateral Brief — Malaysia
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “2. High Level VVIP visits since 2010” section
“At the invitation of PM Anwar Ibrahim, PM Shri Narendra Modi paid an official visit to Malaysia on 7-8 February 2026.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Agreements on record (30)
MEA Treaties Database- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA ON COOPERATION IN COMBATING AND PREVENTING CORRUPTIONCivil and Criminal Matters08 February 2026
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA ON CO-OPERATION IN DISASTER MANAGEMENTAid and Cooperation08 February 2026
- AUDIO VISUAL CO-PRODUCTION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIAAid and Cooperation08 February 2026
- MEMORANDUM OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN EMPLOYEES STATE INSURANCE CORPORATION (ESIC), REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND SOCIAL SECURITY ORGANIZATION (PERKESO), MALAYSIA ON COOPERATION IN PROMOTING SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAMME AND ACTIVITIES FOR INDIAN CITIZENS AS INSURED PERSON IN MALAYSIASocial Security06 February 2026
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF YOUTH AND SPORTSSports Development20 August 2024
- PROGRAMME ON COOPERATION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA IN THE FIELDS OF CULTURE, ART AND HERITAGECultural Relations and Sport20 August 2024
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGYScience and Technology20 August 2024
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA ON THE RECRUITMENT,EMPLOYMENT AND REPATRIATION OF WORKERSDiplomatic Relations20 August 2024
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND GOVERNANCE REFORMSAid and Cooperation20 August 2024
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF TOURISMAid and Cooperation20 August 2024
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF AYURVEDA AND OTHER TRADITIONAL SYSTEM OF MEDICINEHealth20 August 2024
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF REPUBLIC OF INDIA ON COOPERATION IN BROADCASTINGAid and Cooperation07 November 2023
- AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND MALAYSIATransport01 April 2017
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND MALAYSIA ON COOPERATION IN THE AREA OF PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT, PROJECT DELIVERY AND MONITORING RELATED TO GOVERNMENT PROGRAMMES & DELIVERYAid and Cooperation23 November 2015
- CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMME BETWEEN INDIA AND MALAYSIA FOR THE PERIOD 2015-2020Cultural Relations and Sport23 November 2015
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND MALAYSIA IN THE FIELD OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND GOVERNANCEAid and Cooperation25 November 2013
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA ON COOPERATION AND MUTUAL ASSISTANCE IN CUSTOMS MATTERSAid and Cooperation12 June 2013
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND MALAYSIA ON CO-OPERATION AND MUTUAL ASSISTANCE ON CUSTOMS MATTERSAid and Cooperation12 June 2013
- TREATY BETWEEN INDIA AND MALAYSIA ON MUTUAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERSCivil and Criminal Matters12 March 2012
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND MALAYSIA ON COOPERATION IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND SERVICESAid and Cooperation27 October 2010
- AGREEMENT TOWARDS IMPLEMENTING COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA ON 1ST JULY 2011Business and Trade27 October 2010
- EXTRADITION TREATY BETWEEN INDIA AND MALAYSIACivil and Criminal Matters20 January 2010
- MOU ON THE EMPLOYMENT OF WORKERS BETWEEN INDIA AND MALAYSIAAid and Cooperation03 January 2009
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND MALAYSIA ON EXEMPTION OF THE VISA REQUIREMENT FOR HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC AND OFFICIAL PASSPORTSDiplomatic Relations14 May 2001
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND MALAYSIA ON COOPERATION IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYScience and Technology12 September 1998
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA FOR THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF INVESTMENTSBusiness and Trade03 August 1995
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND MALAYSIA REGARDING ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL COOPERATIONAid and Cooperation24 January 1979
- CULTURAL AGEEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND MALAYSIACultural Relations and Sport30 March 1978
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND MALAYSIA FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION AND THE PREVENTION OF FISCAL EVASION WITH RESPECT TO TAXES ON INCOMEBusiness and Trade25 October 1976
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND MALAYSIA REGARDING AIR SERVICESTransport09 June 1967
The briefing
MEA publishes a bilateral brief — 32 sections, 12,527 characters of extractable text. Sections include: Unclassified · INDIA-MALAYSIA BILATERAL RELATIONS · 3. Bilateral Institutional Mechanisms · Year · 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 · Export.
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