Discussions largely focused on opportunities for enhancing Qatari investments in India, especially in sectors like infrastructure, advanced manufacturing, transport, logistics, food processing, health, semiconductors and finance

A high-level stakeholders’ meeting with a delegation from Qatar was hosted by the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), Ministry of Finance, Government of India, in New Delhi, today to strengthen bilateral investment cooperation between the two countries.

The meeting was co-chaired by Shri Pankaj Chaudhary, Union Minister of State for Finance, and H.E. Dr. Ahmad bin Mohammed Al Sayed, Minister of State for Foreign Trade Affairs of State of Qatar.

The Qatari delegation is on a visit to New Delhi on August 27-28, 2025 and includes representatives from Qatar’s Ministries of Commerce & Industry, Transport, Communications & IT and Municipality as well as representatives from entities like Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), Qatar Airways, QTerminals, Hassad Foods, Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Qatar Businessmen Association.

The discussions in the meeting largely focused on the opportunities for enhancing Qatari investments in India, especially in sectors like infrastructure, advanced manufacturing, transport, logistics, food processing, health, semiconductors and finance.

Both sides recalled the commitment of Qatar to invest $10 billion and open an office of QIA in India made during the State visit of the Amir of the State of Qatar to India in February 2025. In this context, they decided to further promote discussions for investments by QIA and other Qatari entities focussing on key sectors and specific projects and companies. The Qatari side conveyed that they see various opportunities for investments in India given India's economic growth and technological development.

QIA has made investments in a number of sectors in India such as retail, utilities, media, housing, healthcare and realty. The Indian community in Qatar has also made investments in Qatar especially in the SME sector. The visit of the high-level delegation from Qatar will facilitate deeper understanding of the available opportunities in India and contribute in strengthening investment partnership between the two sides.

Bilateral investment cooperation to advance targeted sectoral investments and institutional ties, including sovereign fund office establishment. Bilateral investment cooperation was advanced through a high-level stakeholders' meeting focused on promoting Qatari investments across priority sectors, including infrastructure, advanced manufacturing, transport, logistics, food processing, health, semiconductors and finance. Both sides reaffirmed a prior commitment by a Qatari sovereign investor to establish an on the ground presence and pursue a major investment programme, and agreed to continue targeted dialogues between the sovereign investor and domestic stakeholders to scope investments and promote specific projects and companies.