In Uncommon Gesture, PM Modi Receives Amir Of Qatar At Delhi Airport

NEW DELHI: Extending a uncommon gesture of hospitality, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday went to the airport to obtain Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, who arrived right here on a two-day a go to to India this night. The Amir is scheduled to satisfy President Droupadi Murmu and maintain talks with Modi on Tuesday.

His go to comes on the invitation of Prime Minister Modi. This may be the second state go to of the Amir of Qatar to India. He earlier visited India in March 2015, the MEA earlier stated. India and Qatar have deep-rooted historic ties of friendship, belief and mutual respect. In recent times, the ties between the 2 nations, together with within the areas of commerce, funding, power, know-how, tradition and people-to-people ties, have continued to strengthen.

A particular gesture for a particular good friend!

PM @narendramodi welcomed HH Sheikh @TamimbinHamad Al-Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar, on the airport, as he arrived in New Delhi on his second State go to to India.

The go to will additional strengthen the bonds of partnership. pic.twitter.com/zsIS0pdPFc
— Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) February 17, 2025

India and Qatar on Tuesday will talk about methods to additional promote bilateral commerce and investments. The problems will probably be mentioned between Commerce and Trade Minister Piyush Goyal and his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Faisal bin Thani bin Faisal Al Thani, an official assertion stated on Monday.

Each will attend the Joint Enterprise Discussion board meet right here on February 18, the commerce and business ministry stated.

It’s being organised by the Confederation of Indian Trade (CII) in collaboration with the Division for Promotion of Trade and Inner Commerce (DPIIT). The discussion board will act as an platform the place prime enterprise leaders, policymakers, and business stakeholders will convene to discover funding alternatives, technological collaboration, and financial partnerships, it stated.

The high-level Qatari delegation consists of main enterprises from power, infrastructure, finance, know-how, meals safety, logistics, superior manufacturing, and innovation. “These discussions will allow Indian and Qatari companies to discover joint ventures, overseas direct funding (FDI), know-how partnerships, and policy-driven collaborations,” it added.

India acquired USD 1.5 billion of FDI throughout April 2000 and September 2024. The bilateral commerce has dipped to USD 14 billion in 2023-24 from USD 18.77 billion in 2022-23.