Malaysian Prime Minister Mohammed Najib Razak strongly supported the vision of the Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. 

"I must congratulate you for being a good reformist. For doing things what lesser mortals would not have attempted,"said PM Razak. “I wish you success because if you are courageous enough to do the reforms, I am sure you will reap the rewards in due course," he further added.

Agreeing with PM Modi’s vision, "The next century will belong to Asia", the Malaysian Prime Minister emphasized on cooperation between the two countries at the ASEAN Business Leaders Conclave. 

PM Razak appreciated PM Modi’s initiative of the GST and tax reforms and promised to share their experiences.

In connection with the Indian government’s plan to roll out GST in 2017, we are happy to share our own experience of GST introduction with a high level delegation for India that visited Malaysia recently. We share a mutual resolve to provide a transparent and predictable tax regime as well as protection to intellectual property rights,” added he added.

He also said that both countries are together on the issue of terrorism. He promised to support India in this matter at the UN.

ASEAN Business Leaders Conclave is happening at Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated  the Conclave jointly with the Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak through video conferencing.

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PM to inaugurate 28th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth on 15th January
January 14, 2026

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 28th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) on 15th January 2026 at 10:30 AM at the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan, Parliament House Complex, New Delhi. Prime Minister will also address the gathering on the occasion.

The Conference will be chaired by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Shri Om Birla and will be attended by 61 Speakers and Presiding Officers of 42 Commonwealth countries and 4 semi-autonomous parliaments from different parts of the world.

The Conference will deliberate on a wide range of contemporary parliamentary issues, including the role of Speakers and Presiding Officers in maintaining strong democratic institutions, the use of artificial intelligence in parliamentary functioning, the impact of social media on Members of Parliament, innovative strategies to enhance public understanding of Parliament and citizen participation beyond voting, among others.