India and Qatar on Tuesday exchanged an agreement on the establishment of a strategic partnership between the two countries.
The documents were exchanged in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, who arrived in New Delhi on Monday evening on a two-day state visit.
The two leaders met to review bilateral relations shortly after Sheikh Tamim was accorded a ceremonial welcome by President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Besides elevating the relationship to a strategic partnership, the two sides signed a revised agreement for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion for taxes on income.
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on X, “Modi and Sheikh Tamim held wide-ranging talks at Hyderabad House and decided to elevate ties to a strategic partnership with the focus on trade, energy, investments, innovation, technology, food security, culture and people-to-people ties.”
🇮🇳-🇶🇦| Further cementing the deep & traditional relationship.
PM @narendramodi & HH Sheikh @TamimbinHamad Al-Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar held wide-ranging talks at Hyderabad House today.
Both leaders decided to elevate India-Qatar relations to a Strategic Partnership… pic.twitter.com/SxpVcu7Cit
— Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) February 18, 2025
Both leaders also exchanged views on regional and global issues, Jaiswal said.
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Earlier in the day, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and his Qatari counterpart, Sheikh Faisal bin Thani bin Faisal Al Thani, participated in the India-Qatar Business Forum organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry to bolster trade ties between the two sides.
