Ajit Doval co-chairs first India–Malaysia Security Dialogue in New Delhi
Both sides agreed to institutionalise the dialogue with annual meetings.
Summary
The first India–Malaysia Security Dialogue was held in New Delhi on 7 January 2025, co-chaired by National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and Raja Dato Nushirwan Bin Zainal Abidin, Director General of Malaysia's National Security Council. The India–Malaysia dialogue agreed to deepen cooperation in counter-terrorism and deradicalisation, cyber security, defence industry and maritime security, and explored cooperation in critical minerals and rare earths. The dialogue, to be held annually, is an outcome of Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's visit to India in August 2024, when ties were elevated to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
Key facts
- Date and place
- 7 January 2025, New Delhi
- Edition
- First India–Malaysia Security Dialogue
- Co-chairs
- NSA Ajit Doval and Raja Dato Nushirwan Bin Zainal Abidin (DG, NSC Malaysia)
- Focus
- Counter-terrorism, deradicalisation, cyber security, defence industry, maritime security; critical minerals, rare earths
- Format
- To be held annually
- Background
- Anwar Ibrahim's visit, August 2024; Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Who co-chaired the first India–Malaysia Security Dialogue in New Delhi on 7 January 2025 from the Indian side?
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Correct answer: C — Ajit Doval
MEA: the dialogue was co-chaired by NSA Ajit Doval and Raja Dato Nushirwan Bin Zainal Abidin, DG of Malaysia's National Security Council.
India–Malaysia ties were elevated to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership during which visit, from which the 2025 Security Dialogue emerged?
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Correct answer: D — PM Anwar Ibrahim's visit to India, August 2024
MEA: the dialogue is an outcome of PM Anwar Ibrahim's visit to India in August 2024, when ties were elevated to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
Consider the following statements about the first India–Malaysia Security Dialogue: 1. Both sides agreed to institutionalise it with annual meetings. 2. They explored cooperation in critical minerals and rare earths. 3. It was held in Kuala Lumpur. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 and 2 only
MEA: statements 1 and 2 are correct; the dialogue was held in New Delhi, not Kuala Lumpur.