New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- The 2nd India-Malaysia Joint Working Group (JWG) Meeting on 'Cooperation in the Field of Public Administration and Governance Reforms' was held on August 18, 2026.

According to the release, the meeting was co-chaired by Puneet Yadav, Additional Secretary, Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), and Datuk Dr. Mohd Bakhari bin Ismail, Deputy Director General of Public Service (Development), Malaysia. Senior officials from DARPG, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), including HCI, Kuala Lumpur and the National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) participated in the meeting from the Indian side.

Welcoming the Malaysian delegation, Puneet Yadav highlighted the long-standing and multifaceted rela...