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India, Qatar elevate ties to strategic partnership

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February 19, 2025

The two countries also inked five MoUs in areas like trade, energy

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India and Qatar on Tuesday elevated their ties to a strategic partnership and signed a revised pact for the avoidance of double taxation and prevention of fiscal evasion concerning taxes on income.

The two countries also inked five MoUs in areas like trade, energy, investments, innovation, technology, food security, culture & people-to-people ties.

The accords were signed after talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, on a range of issues of mutual interest as well as global developments, including the Israel-Hamas conflict and the situation in Afghanistan.

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