Malaysia Current Affairs One-liners — Last 12 months

Sat, 12 Sept 2026

• On 12 September 2026, the 4th edition of the India–Malaysia bilateral naval exercise Samudra Laksamana, in which INS Mysore took part with the Royal Malaysian Navy at Lumut, Malaysia, concluded after four days.

Sun, 30 Aug 2026

• Indian squash player Abhay Singh won the Tuanku Muhriz Trophy in Seremban, Malaysia on 30 August 2026, beating Hong Kong's Henry Leung 3–2 for his 13th PSA Tour title.

Sat, 22 Aug 2026

• The Indian Air Force announced on 22 August 2026 that it had concluded Exercise Pitch Black 2026 in Australia and Exercise Udara Shakti 2026 in Malaysia.

Tue, 18 Aug 2026

• India and Malaysia held the 2nd Joint Working Group meeting on cooperation in public administration and governance reforms on 18 August 2026.

Thu, 19 Mar 2026

• On 19 March 2026 Prime Minister Narendra Modi held phone conversations with France's President Macron, Malaysia's PM Anwar Ibrahim, Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq, Jordan's King Abdullah II and Qatar's Amir Sheikh Tamim, calling for de-escalation in West Asia.

Sun, 08 Feb 2026

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim held official talks at Seri Perdana, Putrajaya, Malaysia, on 8 February 2026, during Modi's official visit to Malaysia on 7–8 February.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Indian-origin leaders and veterans of the Azad Hind Fauj (Indian National Army) in Malaysia on 8 February 2026.

Sat, 07 Feb 2026

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 7 February 2026 for a two-day official visit and was received at the airport by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

Sun, 30 Nov 2025

• On 30 November 2025 Belgium beat India 1-0 in the final of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament in Ipoh, Malaysia, to win the title for the first time; India took silver.

Sat, 01 Nov 2025

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told the 12th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 1 November 2025 that India's emphasis on rule of law and freedom of navigation and overflight in the Indo-Pacific is not against any country.

Fri, 31 Oct 2025

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth signed a 10-year 'framework for the US-India major defence partnership' in Kuala Lumpur on 31 October 2025.

Sun, 26 Oct 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi took part virtually in the 22nd ASEAN-India Summit in Kuala Lumpur on 26 October 2025 and declared 2026 the 'ASEAN-India Year of Maritime Cooperation'.

Wed, 08 Oct 2025

• India received the International Social Security Association's Outstanding Achievement in Social Security Award 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya highlighted it on 8 October 2025.

Sun, 05 Oct 2025

• On 2 October 2025, the Indian Navy's stealth frigate INS Sahyadri made a three-day port call at Kemaman, Malaysia, as part of the Eastern Fleet's operational deployment to the South China Sea and Indo-Pacific.