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February 18, 2025 9:58 PM

India, Qatar aim to double annual trade in five years from existing USD 14 billion

India and Qatar have agreed to double their annual bilateral trade from the current USD 14 billion to USD 28 billion within the next five years. The announcement came following bilateral talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani on Tuesday. The discussions, which took place at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, focused on trade, investment, energy cooperation, and deepening people-to-people ties. Prime Minister Modi welcomed the Amir and praised hi...

February 18, 2025 7:59 PM

India negotiating FTA with GCC and Qatar: MEA

India is actively negotiating a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and exploring a similar pact with Qatar, aiming to deepen bilateral ties and boost cooperation in trade, energy, investment, and security. The development was announced during a special briefing on the state visit of the Amir of Qatar to India. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Secretary (CPV & OIA) Arun Kumar Chatterjee said, “India and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are currently nego...

February 18, 2025 4:33 PM

India and Qatar elevate bilateral ties to strategic partnership following PM Modi’s talks with Qatari Amir

India and Qatar upgraded their bilateral relations to a 'strategic partnership' on Tuesday, with a focus on strengthening cooperation in trade, energy, investments, innovation, technology, food security, culture, and people-to-people ties. The Agreement on the Establishment of a Strategic Partnership between the two nations was signed in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, the Amir of Qatar, at Hyderabad House in New Delhi. The Amir arrived in India...

February 18, 2025 11:04 AM

Qatar’s Emir receives ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan

Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, who is in India for a two-day state visit, was accorded a grand ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday. This marks his second visit to the country since March 2015, following an invitation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. After the formal welcome, Sheikh Tamim and President Droupadi Murmu introduced their respective ministers and delegations at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The Emir is set to hold a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Nare...

February 18, 2025 9:03 AM

Qatar’s Amir to hold meeting with PM Modi, receive ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan

Qatar’s Emir, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, is in India for a two-day state visit at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This marks his second visit to the country since March 2015. The Emir, accompanied by a high-level delegation comprising ministers, senior officials, and business leaders, will be accorded a ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Following the welcome, he will hold a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Modi at Hyderabad House at...

Palestinians, who were forcibly displaced as a result of Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip for more than 15 months, try to get warm by lighting fire as they continue to wait at a point close to the Netzarim Corridor on al-Rashid Street to return to their homes in the north after the completion of the second phase of the ceasefire agreement on January 26, 2025 in Gaza City, Gaza. Photo by Ashraf Amra/Anadolu via Getty Images

January 27, 2025 9:33 AM

Hamas to release three Israeli hostages as Israel allows Gazans to return home north

Palestinian militant group Hamas will hand over female Israeli hostage Arbel Yehud and two other hostages before Friday, mediator Qatar said on Sunday, and Israel said it would allow residents of the northern Gaza Strip to go back home early on Monday. In a statement, Qatar's foreign ministry also said Israel will in return allow displaced Palestinians to return to northern Gaza starting Monday morning. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Sunday that civilian Arbel Yehud, so...

January 16, 2025 8:41 AM

Israel, Hamas ceasefire accord followed by airstrikes on Gaza, residents say

Israel intensified strikes on Gaza hours after a ceasefire and hostage release deal was announced, residents and authorities in the Palestinian enclave said, and mediators sought to quell fighting ahead of the truce's start on Sunday. The complex ceasefire accord between Israel and militant group Hamas, which controls Gaza, emerged on Wednesday after months of mediation by Qatar, Egypt and the U.S. and 15 months of bloodshed that devastated the coastal territory and inflamed the Middle East. ...

October 9, 2024 2:17 PM

Gulf states must not allow use of airspace against Iran, Iranian official says

Tehran has told Gulf Arab states it would be "unacceptable" if they allowed use of their airspace or military bases against Iran and warned that any such move would draw a response, a senior Iranian official said. The comments come amid growing concern over possible Israeli retaliation for last week's Iranian missile attack, as Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi headed to Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states for talks on Wednesday. They followed discussions between Iran and Gulf Arab capitals...

September 20, 2024 9:47 AM

Rajasthan Woos Qatari Investors Ahead of Global Summit

Rajasthan's Industry and Commerce Minister, Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore, led an investors' roadshow in Doha, Qatar on Thursday, as part of the international outreach for the upcoming 'Rising Rajasthan' Global Investment Summit 2024. The delegation's visit to Qatar was marked by significant engagements with key officials and business leaders. Col. Rathore met with Mohammed bin Hassan Al Malk, Under Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of Qatar, extending an invitation to the Qa...

August 28, 2024 8:46 PM

Qatar returns two seized ‘Saroops’ of Guru Granth Sahib to Indian Embassy in Doha: MEA

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Wednesday that Qatar has returned two 'Saroops' (copies) of the Guru Granth Sahib to the Indian Embassy in Doha. These sacred texts were earlier seized by Qatari authorities due to their connection with a religious establishment operating without the necessary approvals. Randhir Jaiswal, the official spokesperson for the MEA, expressed gratitude to the Qatari government and issued a reminder to Indian residents in Gulf countries to adhere to l...