Malaysia celebrates 65 years of India-Malaysia diplomatic relationship

The High Commission of Malaysia organised a ‘Malaysia Carnival’ on June 4, 2022, to kick off the celebrations commemorating 65 years of diplomatic relations between Malaysia and India.

The Carnival showcased the best of Malaysian cuisine, tropical fruits, culture, art and crafts, and other products. In addition, exciting lucky draws and a flash sale on unique tour packages and air tickets to Malaysia were offered by Malaysia Airlines, Batik Air, and Air Asia.

It provided the rare opportunity to enjoy exotic Malaysian tropical fruits such as Durian, nicknamed the “King of fruits”, besides feasting on local delicacies like Malacca Chicken Wings, Nasi Lemak, Chicken Satay, Roti John (Malaysian style omelette sandwich), Curry Puff and much more. Jazzing up the evening were live cultural performances by a dance troupe specially flown in from Malaysia.

In his welcome remarks, the High Commissioner of Malaysia to India, H.E Dato’ Hidayat Abdul Hamid, said, “For 65 years, relations between Malaysia and India have continued to develop well. The organising of the Malaysia Carnival is hoped to foster greater ties and friendship between the two countries.” The Carnival was officiated by the Honourable Dr. Rajkumar Rajan Singh, Minister of State for External Affairs of India, and attended by the ASEAN Head of Missions and the Diplomatic Corps among other guests.

The Carnival is also a part of the program to highlight the reopening of Malaysia’s borders to fully vaccinated travellers from India on April 1, 2022. India remains one of the top market sources for Malaysia.