Union Minister of State for Commerce & Industry and Electronics & Information Technology (IT) Jitin Prasada met Malaysian Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade, and Industry Liew Chin Tong in New Delhi to discuss trade, semiconductor collaboration, and manufacturing certification.
Officials from India’s Ministries of External Affairs, Commerce & Industry, Electronics & IT, and the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), along with Malaysia’s Ministry of Investment, Trade, and Industry, attended the meeting.
Malaysia is India’s third-largest trading partner in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), with bilateral trade reaching $20.02 billion in FY 2023-24, accounting for 17% of India’s trade with the bloc.
Both sides agreed to fast-track the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA) review for completion by 2025, as Malaysia will chair ASEAN that year.
India seeks a country-wise review of AITIGA to address its rising trade deficit with ASEAN, where imports have surged 186% since FY 2010-11, far exceeding export growth.
Indian industries, particularly in steel and electronics, have raised concerns over cheap ASEAN imports, pushing India to seek greater flexibility in trade negotiations.
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