00:01Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi discussed a proposal to establish an Indian Institute of Technology campus in Malaysia during a meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Brazil yesterday.
00:16IITs are India's top engineering and technology institutes known for producing highly skilled graduates and fostering innovation.
00:24They are also consistently ranked among the top engineering institutions globally.
00:28Some of IITs notable graduates include CEO of Google Sundar Pichai, CEO of Microsoft Satya Nadella, and CEO of Adobe Systems Shantanu Narayan.
00:41According to a Bernama report, Anwar and Modi also discussed enhancing people-to-people ties through cultural, tourism, and educational exchanges, including the proposed IIT campus.
00:51Anwar said both countries saw strong potential for expanding cooperation in sectors such as trade, investment, digital technology, and defense.
01:00He also welcomed the interest by Indian companies in investing in the digital economy, artificial intelligence, renewable energy, and the aerospace industry.
