New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- India and Qatar have agreed to accelerate engagement on a Bilateral Investment Treaty and Free Trade Agreement (FTA), while advancing Qatar's USD 10 billion investment commitment and plans to establish a Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) office in India, as per a statement by the Ministry of Finance.

The Ministry announced via its official X account that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met Qatar's Minister of State for Foreign Trade, Ahmad bin Mohammed Al-Sayed, on the sidelines of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) 2026 Annual Meeting in Doha.

According to the Ministry, Qatar's Minister of State for Foreign Trade highlighted investment opportunities in India's ports, airports, highways and power s...