PM Modi In Doha For Talks With Qatar Emir Sheikh

Doha/Internet/Hyderabad, Feb 15 (Maxim News): In a post on X, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal 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 Al-Muraikhi, at the airport. wide-ranging talks will be held with the Qatari leadership on strengthening the bilateral partnership.”

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Ahead of his departure on February 13, PM Modi stated “In Qatar, I am looking forward to meeting His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Amir, under whose leadership Qatar continues to witness tremendous growth and transformation.  I am also looking forward to meeting other high dignitaries in Qatar.”  

Notably, India and Qatar enjoy close and friendly ties. The ties between India and Qatar have continued to deepen in all sectors, including high-level political exchanges, and growing trade and investment between the two nations.

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In a statement, PM Modi stated, “India and Qatar enjoy historically close and friendly relations.  In recent years, our multifaceted ties have continued to deepen in all spheres including high-level political exchanges, growing trade and investment between two countries, strengthening of our energy partnership, and cooperation in culture and education.  The presence of over 800,000 strong Indian communities in Doha is a testament to our strong people-to-people ties.” 

PM Modi’s visit to Qatar holds significance as it comes days after a diplomatic victory for India following the release of eight ex-Indian navy personnel who were detained in Qatar for nearly 18 months in August 2022.

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Eight ex-Indian Navy veterans who were detained on espionage charges were released by Qatar on Monday.  The release of eight Indian navy veterans came after the death sentence was commuted earlier, after New Delhi’s diplomatic intervention. 

The navy veterans, after setting foot in their homeland after months of captivity, heaped praise on PM Modi, saying they would not have been freed had it not for the sustained diplomatic efforts at his behest to secure their release.

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“There have been several high-level exchanges between India and Qatar in recent years.  You would recall the visit of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar to Doha in November 2022, as also the visit of then Vice President Venkaiah Naidu in June 2022, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has also undertaken multiple visits to Qatar in the last 3 to 4 years,” the Foreign Secretary said.

PM Modi arrived in Qatar after concluding his visit to the UAE.  UAE Deputy Prime Minister Saif Bin Zayed al Nahyan accorded a warm send-off to PM Modi at the airport. (Maxim News) 

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