India, Qatar strengthen trade ties via signing of MoUs

India and Qatar strengthened their economic and trade ties via the India-Qatar Joint Business Forum, held on February 18, 2025, in New Delhi. The major highlight of the event included signing of two MoUs one between CII and QBA, and the other between Invest India and Invest Qatar. The forum was organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in collaboration with the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India. H.E. Sheikh Faisal bin Thani bin Faisal Al Thani, Minister of Commerce and Industry, State of Qatar, and Shri Piyush Goyal, Hon’ble Minister of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, gave special keynote addresses on the occasion. The forum featured panel discussions on topics like cooperating and leveraging competencies in the fields of logistics and strengthening cooperation in futuristic areas.