A tourism cooperation agreement between India and Malaysia, built around easier visas and expanded connectivity, has underpinned Visit Malaysia Year 2026 and a diaspora reception drawing thousands in Kuala Lumpur.
Five carriers now operate more than 230 weekly flights between India and Malaysia, with capacity from 14 Indian cities underpinning Malaysia's push to attract 2.1 million Indian visitors in 2026.
With visa-free access extended through 2026 and regional tensions unsettling some traditional Gulf destinations, Malaysia is marketing itself as a nearby, low-friction alternative for Indian travellers.
Tourism Malaysia's Sales Mission 2026 in Bengaluru targeted South India's leisure, MICE and wedding-tourism segments as the country works toward attracting 2.1 million Indian visitors this year.
Tourism Malaysia is targeting 2.1 million Indian visitors in 2026, building on 1.56 million arrivals last year, as the Visit Malaysia Year campaign leans on visa-free access and improving bilateral ties.
At IBPC Dubai's India Wealth Window 2026, bankers, policymakers and investors made the case for deeper Gulf-Indian participation in India's growth story, spotlighting a foreign-currency deposit route open only until September.
British Future director and prominent immigration-policy voice Sunder Katwala joins the board overseeing more than £790 million a year in UK community funding, as part of a wider board refresh at one of Britain's largest grant-making bodies.
Indian American psychiatrist Dr. Aakash Sathappan has been named site director of Lumin Health's Brookline clinic, taking on oversight of interventional care for patients with treatment-resistant depression across the Greater Boston region.
A new US-dollar alternative investment fund based in India's GIFT City offers NRIs, family offices and institutional investors single-window access to a broad universe of Indian mutual funds, as the domestic fund industry's assets swell past ₹82 lakh crore.
The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi will cover UAE entry visa costs for up to 20,000 Indian visitors booking Abu Dhabi holidays through October 31, 2026, in a $1.5 million initiative aimed at India, the emirate's single largest source of expatriate residents.