{"id":21133,"date":"2024-02-15T03:10:51","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T03:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/15\/pm-modi-meets-indian-diaspora-in-qatar-says-grateful-to-community-n-f-times\/"},"modified":"2024-02-15T03:10:53","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T03:10:53","slug":"pm-modi-meets-indian-diaspora-in-qatar-says-grateful-to-community-n-f-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/15\/pm-modi-meets-indian-diaspora-in-qatar-says-grateful-to-community-n-f-times\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Modi meets Indian diaspora in Qatar, says \u2018grateful\u2019 to community &#8211; N.F Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Doha: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the Indian diaspora in Qatar and said that he is \u201cgrateful\u201d to the community as he arrived in Doha after concluding a whirlwind two-day trip to the UAE.<\/p>\n<p>He arrived here late on Wednesday<\/p>\n<p>After June 2016, this is Modi\u2019s second visit to the country, home to roughly 8,40,000 Indians.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn exceptional welcome in Doha! Grateful to the Indian diaspora,\u201d the PM posted on X along with pictures of him being greeted by Indian community members.<\/p>\n<p>He said in an earlier statement that the presence of the strong Indian community in Doha is \u201ca testament to our strong people-to-people ties\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On his arrival, he was received by Soltan bin Saad Al-Muraikhi, State Minister for Foreign Affairs, and proceeded to meet his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.<\/p>\n<p>The two leaders discussed ways to boost friendship between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHad a wonderful meeting with PM @MBA_AlThani. Our discussions revolved around ways to boost India-Qatar friendship,\u201d Modi wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p>The External Affairs Ministry said that the PM held \u201ca fruitful meeting\u201d with the Qatari PM with their discussions covering expanding bilateral cooperation in sectors such as trade &amp; investment, energy, and finance among others.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, PM Modi is expected to meet the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and hold talks on bilateral as well as regional and global issues.<\/p>\n<p>Bilateral trade between India and Qatar currently stands at roughly $20 billion, and Qatar is also a significant investor in India across a whole range of economies.<\/p>\n<p>The visit is timely as it comes just after the release of eight ex-Indian Navy personnel who were sentenced to death on espionage charges by Qatar last year.<\/p>\n<p>They were employees of the Doha-based company Dahra Global and were taken into custody in August 2022.<\/p>\n<p>They were identified as Captain Navtej Singh Gill, Captain Birendra Kumar Verma, Captain Saurabh Vasisht, Commander Amit Nagpal, Commander Purnendu Tiwari, Commander Sugunakar Pakala, Commander Sanjeev Gupta, and Sailor Rajesh.<\/p>\n<p>The appellate court in Qatar in December last year commuted their death sentence to imprisonment ranging between three years and 25 years.<\/p>\n<p>(IANS)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) {\n    var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n    if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n    js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n    js.src = \"\n    fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n  }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Doha: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the Indian diaspora in Qatar and said that he is \u201cgrateful\u201d to the community as he arrived in Doha after concluding a whirlwind two-day trip to the UAE. 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