India-Qatar: Strengthening Ties through High-Level Talks on Politics, Trade, Investments, Energy, Technology and Culture

During his visit to Doha, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with Qatar’s Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani to discuss various aspects of the bilateral relationship. The focus was on political, trade, investment, energy, technology, culture, and people-to-people ties between the two countries.

In a post on social media, Mr Jaishankar expressed his delight at meeting with the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Qatar. He conveyed warm wishes from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed the bilateral relationship in various key areas. The parties shared insights on regional and global issues during their meeting, with a specific mention of the situation in Gaza.

The visit by Mr Jaishankar comes after Qatar released eight former Indian Navy personnel who had been sentenced to death after their arrest in August 2022. The Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi stated that the visit would allow both sides to review different aspects of bilateral relations, including political, trade, investment, energy, security, cultural, and people-to-people ties as well as regional and international issues of mutual interest.

The historic and friendly relations between India and Qatar have been characterized by regular high-level visits between the two countries. In February 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Qatar to hold discussions with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. This exchange during Mr Jaishankar’s visit reinforces the commitment to further enhancing the India-Qatar relationship and having continued dialogue on mutual interests.

During his visit to Doha last week (the exact date is not mentioned), External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held talks with Qatar’s Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani about various aspects of their bilateral relationship.

The focus was on political matters as well as trade deals between India and Qatar. They also discussed investments in each other’s countries.

Energy was another key area that they discussed during their meeting.

Technology was another topic that they touched upon during their talks.

Culture was also an important aspect that they talked about during their meeting.

People-to-people ties were also discussed during their discussions.

Regional issues such as Gaza were also a topic of discussion between them.