An Indian national Amit Gupta has been detained by Qatari authorities, the sources said on Saturday adding that Indian Embassy is closely monitoring the situation and has been in touch with the authorities on a regular basis.
An ex-post facto approval has been granted to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which was signed by the ministries of finance of India and Qatar in February, a statement from India's Finance Ministry said Tuesday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani had "very productive" bilateral talks on Tuesday with the two countries deciding to elevate their ties to Strategic Partnership and with an aim to double bilateral trade by 2030.
President Droupadi Murmu received Amir of the Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday. She also hosted a banquet in his honour.
During a special briefing on the state visit of the Amir of Qatar to India on Tuesday, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Secretary, CPV & OIA, Arun Kumar Chatterjee clarified that while security cooperation may be included in the strategic partnership, there is no active defence coopera
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Union Minister JP Nadda on Tuesday met with the Amir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, who is on a two-day state visit to India.
Speaking at the India-Qatar Business Forum, organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday emphasised India's transition from traditional energy-based trade to new-age technologies.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with Qatar Amir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani on Tuesday, with the two leaders discussing trade, investment and energy and recalling historic trade linkages and deep-rooted people-to-people ties between the two countries.
In an exclusive conversation, Dr Seetharaman noted that India and Qatar share a dynamic and rapidly growing economic partnership. He said, "It's an excellent relationship. It's a growing relationship. Today, the bilateral relationship between Qatar and India is over USD 18.4 billion. USD16.8
The Agreement on Establishment of Strategic Partnership between the two countries was exchanged in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar, at the Hyderabad House here in the national capital.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the Amir of Qatar, Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Tuesday where the two leaders held delegation-level talks.
"The foreign direct investment has grown 69 per cent in the last 10 years, apart from that we are wanting India to be the manufacturing hub, we want people to 'make in India' for the world, we want investment, we want people to get/create jobs in India and such investment is what we want," P