Qatar Plans $10 Billion Investment in India to Deepen Ties
Qatar will invest $10 billion in India as well as have its sovereign fund open an office in the South Asian nation as the two countries seek to deepen bi-lateral ties.
The Middle East nation has agreed to invest the funds and the Qatar Investment Authority will open an office in India, according to the statement issued after a bilateral meeting between Amir Sheikh Tamin Bin Hamad Al- Thani and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Tuesday. The Qatari leader is on a two-day visit to the South Asian nation, the first in a decade.
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