Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a meeting with Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and discussed ways to chart a "futuristic roadmap" to strengthen the partnership between both nations.
PM Modi arrived in Qatar's capital Doha on Wednesday night after inaugurating the first Hindu Temple in Abu Dhabi and a series of bilateral meetings with prominent leaders.
In a post on X, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated stated, "Giving impetus to the historical and deep ties with Qatar! Prime Minister @narendramodi arrives on a visit to Doha. He was received by the Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Sultan bin Saad A
Following this, the Congress General Secretary, Jairam Ramesh posted on X, "The Indian National Congress joins the entire nation in its relief and happiness that the eight former Indian Navy personnel earlier sentenced to death by a court in Qatar have been released and are back home. It sen
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's personal intervention in the case of freed ex-Indian Navy veterans, who were initially sentenced to death by Qatar has become the talk of the town after the Ministry of External Affairs announced their release on Monday.
Setting foot to their homeland after several agonising months of captivity in Kuwait, seven of the eight Indian navy veterans who were sentenced to death on 'espionage' charges, heaped praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying they wouldn't have been freed had it for the sustained di
The Indian ambassador to Qatar and the embassy officials met with the eight detained veteran navy officials and a legal team is looking into the appeal aspect as 60 days have been provided to file an appeal, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.
The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said that India's Ambassador in Qatar had consular access on December 3 to meet all eight ex-Navy personnel in prison who were sentenced to death in Qatar and two hearings have been held on their appeal.
Mustafa Meshaal (4'), Almoez Ali (47') and Yusuf Abdurisag (86') registered their names on the scoresheet for Qatar. India had a solid phase near the end of the first half but overall they were no match for the quality offered by Asian champions Qatar.
Ahead of India's World Cup Qualifier match against Qatar at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday, Blue Tigers' goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu hoped to achieve more success with the national football team in the coming years.