Date: 2025-08-28Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Union Minister of State for Finance Shri Pankaj Chaudhary and Minister of State for Foreign Trade Affairs of State of Qatar H.E. Dr Ahmad bin Mohammed Al Sayed co-chair meeting on investment cooperation between India and Qatar
**Summary:**
On August 28, 2025, a high-level stakeholders meeting was held in New Delhi between the Government of India and a delegation from the State of Qatar to bolster bilateral investment cooperation. 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 Qatar. The Qatari delegation, which visited New Delhi on August 27-28, 2025, included representatives from various Qatari ministries and entities, such as the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), Qatar Airways, QTerminals, Hassad Foods, and the Qatar Chamber of Commerce. Discussions centered on enhancing Qatari investments in India, particularly in infrastructure, advanced manufacturing, transport, logistics, food processing, health, semiconductors, and finance. Both sides reaffirmed Qatar's commitment, initially made during the Amir of Qatar's visit in February 2025, to invest $10 billion in India and establish a QIA office. The meeting concluded with an agreement to promote further discussions on investments by QIA and other Qatari entities in key sectors and specific projects. The Qatari delegation expressed optimism about investment prospects in India, citing India's economic growth and technological advancements. QIA has already invested in various sectors in India, including retail, utilities, media, housing, healthcare, and realty. The visit is expected to deepen understanding of opportunities in India and strengthen the investment partnership between the two nations. The meeting was hosted by the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
Key Entities Referenced
Qatar Airways: An entity represented in the Qatari delegation.
Pankaj Chaudhary: Union Minister of State for Finance of India, co-chaired the meeting.
Ahmad bin Mohammed Al Sayed: Minister of State for Foreign Trade Affairs of State of Qatar, co-chaired the meeting.
Qatar: A country engaging in investment cooperation with India.
India: A country receiving Qatari investments.
Department of Economic Affairs: An Indian governmental department that hosted the Qatari delegation.
Qatar Investment Authority: Qatari sovereign wealth fund planning investments in India.
New Delhi: Location in India where the high-level stakeholders meeting was held.
Ministry of Finance
Union Minister of State for Finance Shri Pankaj
Chaudhary and Minister of State for Foreign Trade
Affairs of State of Qatar H.E. Dr Ahmad bin
Mohammed Al Sayed co-chair meeting on
investment cooperation between India and Qatar
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
Posted On: 28 AUG 2025 6:43PM by PIB Delhi
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.
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