Qatari-Indian ties to deepen In its push to diversify its economy and expand investment and business activities abroad, Qatar is reaching out to India – and India is reaching back.Within the past month there has been much activity in Qatari-Indian business relations, some in the more traditional field of energy but also in finance and other non-oil related sectors. Qatar has long had close ties with the Indian economy, being the country’s largest single supplier of gas, a position that is set to expand. India, too, is home to many of the migrant workers employed in Qatar, whose remittances are a major source of cash for the Indian economy.With the growth of India’s economy into a global powerhouse, and Qatar’s drive to spread its economic wings, the relationship is set to deepen. Bilateral trade between India and Qatar has an estimated value of just $1 billion, the majority represented by
