PM Modi’s Qatar Visit Important Also Beyond Release of Indian Navy Personnel, Say Sources | News18

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Beyond acknowledging Qatar’s cooperation in the release of eight jailed Indian Navy personnel, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Doha is also important from the perspective of energy security, top government sources told News18.Prime Minister Modi on Wednesday met his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Doha and discussed ways to strengthen ties between the two countries. Modi arrived in Doha on Wednesday night on an official visit to Qatar. This is the Prime Minister’s second visit to Qatar, the first being in June 2016.India’s announcement on Modi’s visit to the Qatari capital came on Monday, hours after seven out of eight jailed former Indian Navy personnel returned home, nearly three-and-half months after a Qatari court handed them a death sentence that was subsequently commuted to jail terms ranging from three to 25 years.

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