PM Modi inks key deals with Qatar emir Sheikh Al Thani

Prime Minister Narendra Modi broke protocol to receive Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani when he arrived in New Delhi on Monday evening on a two-day state visit

During the meeting between the leaders, India and Qatar exchanged an agreement to set up a strategic partnership between the two countries

Prime Minister Modi and the Amir of Qatar also held talks at the Hyderabad House covering a range of bilateral issues

India and Qatar also exchanged a revised agreement to avoid double taxation and prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income

The Amir of Qatar was accorded a ceremonial guard of honour at the Rashtrapati Bhavan as President Droupadi Murmu welcomed the visiting leader