Diplomatic briefing
Embassy of India, Doha, Qatar
EmbassyQatar · Ambassador: -
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In short
India’s embassy in Qatar records bilateral trade of $13.91bn, a reported community of 8,30,491, 26 agreements on record and a UN voting alignment with India of 71%. Led by -, ambassador.
Total bilateral trade
$13.91bn
US dollars · as stated in the brief
Source· retrieved 29 minutes ago
Bilateral Brief — Qatar
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “II. Trade & Investment” section
“In FY 2025-26, India's bilateral trade with Qatar stood at USD 13.91 billion.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
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Overseas Indians
Medium confidence8,30,491
persons · as of Jan 2026
Source· retrieved 1 day ago
Population of Overseas Indians
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: row "Qatar"
“PIOs 0 + NRIs 830,491 = 830,491”
Published: undated · Read: 7 October 2026
MEA publishes no methodology for these estimates and told a Parliamentary committee it holds "no authentic data". The page also repeats some countries from an older vintage with the PIO/NRI columns swapped; the first occurrence is used here. This country appears 2× on the page.
Agreements on record
Medium confidence26
agreements · 1950–present
Source· retrieved 30 minutes ago
Indian Treaties Database — filtered by country
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: search-result-item count, sorted newest first (newest: 25 March 2015)
“MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND QATAR ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELDS OF RADIO AND TELEVISION — 25 March 2015”
Published: 25 March 2015 · Read: 8 October 2026
MEA states it cannot vouch for the accuracy or completeness of this database. It carries no status field, so "in force" cannot be derived from it — only that an agreement is on record.
UN votes matching India’s
71%
share of UNGA votes matching India’s · UNGA session 78
Source· retrieved 12 hours ago
United Nations General Assembly Voting Data — Ideal Point Estimates
Source: Bailey, Strezhnev & Voeten — Harvard Dataverse
Where: row “Qatar”, session 78, IndiaAgree over 87 votes
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
UN General Assembly Voting Data (v39), non-commercial licence. The share is the dataset’s own IndiaAgree column — roll-call votes on which this country and India voted the same way, as the dataset defines agreement — not our calculation. Independent of MEA.
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The relationship, in figures
Trade
Exports to QatarUS dollars · as stated in the brief$1.62bn
Bilateral Brief — Qatar
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “II. Trade & Investment” section
“India’s export to Qatar during the period was USD 1.62 billion and India’s imports from Qatar were USD 12.29 billion.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
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Imports from QatarUS dollars · as stated in the brief$12.29bn
Bilateral Brief — Qatar
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “II. Trade & Investment” section
“India’s export to Qatar during the period was USD 1.62 billion and India’s imports from Qatar were USD 12.29 billion.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Trade balance in India’s favourUS dollars · as stated in the brief · our calculation−$10.67bn
Exports minus imports, as stated in the same briefing (in USD)
exports − imports
People
Indian community in Qatarpersons · as stated in the brief8,30,000
Bilateral Brief — Qatar
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “VI. Indian Community” section
“Around 830,000 strong and vibrant Indian community in Qatar is testament to the close people-to-people ties that continue to nurture the cultural bonds between India and Qatar.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
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Diplomacy
Agreements the briefing enumeratesagreements · as stated in the brief7
Bilateral Brief — Qatar
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “I. Political Relations” section
“Seven Agreements / MOUs were signed during the visit, in the following areas: (i) Establishment of Strategic Partnership; (ii) Avoidance of Double Taxation and Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to taxes on income; (iii) Financial and Economic Cooperation between Ministries of Finance; (iv) Cooperation in the field of Youth Affairs and Sports; (v) Cooperation in the field of Documents and Archives; (vi) Cooperation between Invest India and Invest Qatar; and (vii) Cooperation between Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Qatar Business Association (QBA).”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
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Most recent high-level visityear of the visit · as stated in the brief2026
Bilateral Brief — Qatar
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “I. Political Relations” section
“Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minioirty Affairs Shri Kiren Rijiju visited Qatar on 14-15 July 2026 and met H. H. Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim to express condolences on the death of Late Father Amir of Qatar, who passed away on July 12, 2026.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
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Agreements on record (26)
MEA Treaties Database- LETTER OF INTENT BETWEEN INDIA AND QATARAid and Cooperation03 December 2016
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND QATAR ON EXEMPTION OF VISA REQUIREMENT FOR HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC, SPECIAL AND OFFICIAL PASSPORTSDiplomatic Relations03 December 2016
- MOU ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF HEALTH BETWEEN INDIA AND QATARHealth05 June 2016
- THE FIRST EXECUTIVE PROGRAM FOR MOU IN THE FIELD OF YOUTH AND SPORTS BETWEEN INDIA AND QATAR FOR THE TWO YEARS(2017-2018)(2018-2019)Cultural Relations and Sport05 June 2016
- MOU FOR COOPERATION IN SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND RECOGNITION OF QUALIFICATIONS BETWEEN INDIA AND QATAREducation05 June 2016
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND QATAR CONCERNING CO-OPERATION IN THE EXCHANGE OF INTELLIGENCE RELATED TO MONEY LAUNDERING,TERRORISM FINANCING AND RELATED CRIMESCivil and Criminal Matters05 June 2016
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND QATAR ON CO-OPERATION AND MUTUAL ASSISTANCE IN CUSTOM MATTERSAid and Cooperation05 June 2016
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND QATAR ON TOURISMAid and Cooperation05 June 2016
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND QATAR ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELDS OF RADIO AND TELEVISIONAid and Cooperation25 March 2015
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND QATAR ON TRANSFER OF SENTENCED PERSONSCivil and Criminal Matters25 March 2015
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND QATAR FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL COOPERATIONScience and Technology25 March 2015
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND QATARDiplomatic Relations25 March 2015
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND QATAR ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGYAid and Cooperation25 March 2015
- AGREEMENT FOR MUTUAL COOPERATION AND NEWS EXCHANGE BETWEEN INDIA AND QATARAid and Cooperation25 March 2015
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND QATAR ON COOPERATION IN OIL AND GASAid and Cooperation09 April 2012
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA QATAR.Business and Trade14 November 2009
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND QATAR ON COOPERATION IN SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT MATTERSCivil and Criminal Matters09 November 2008
- ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE STATE OF QATAR ON THE REGULATION OF EMPLOYMENT OF INDIAN MANPOWER SIGNED ON 11TH APRIL 1985Aid and Cooperation20 November 2007
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF QATAR FOR AIR SERVICESTransport14 April 2005
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND QATAR ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF YOUTH AND SPORTSCultural Relations and Sport07 April 1999
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF QATAR FOR THE RECIPROCAL PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF INVESTMENTBusiness and Trade07 April 1999
- AGREEMENT CONCERNING THE ORGANISATION OF MANPOWER EMPLOYMENT BETWEEN THE STATE OF QATAR REPRESENTED BY THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS AND THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY THE MINISTRY OF LABOURSocial Security11 April 1995
- AGREEMENT CONCERNING THE ORGANISATION OF MANPOWER EMPLOYMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND QATARAid and Cooperation11 April 1985
- AGREEMENT ON ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND QATARAid and Cooperation19 April 1984
- AGREEMENT OF CULTURAL AND TECHNICAL COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND QATARCultural Relations and Sport04 June 1980
- CULTURAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND QATARCultural Relations and Sport04 June 1980
The briefing
MEA publishes a bilateral brief — 99 sections, 36,744 characters of extractable text. Sections include: **** · India-Qatar Bilateral Relations · I. Political Relations · 10. Institutional Mechanisms · II. Trade & Investment · Of Commerce, GoI):.
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