New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- India and Qatar aim to double their bilateral trade in the next five years, Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal said, at a time when New Delhi is facing steep US tariffs. Trade between the two countries stood at $14.15 billion in FY25.

Earlier in the day, Goyal co-chaired the India-Qatar Joint Commission on Economic and Commercial Cooperation with his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Faisal bin Thani bin Faisal Al Thani. India is in the process of widening its export basket after the US tariffs cast a cloud over its $86.5 billion goods trade with the world's largest economy.

The two leaders reviewed the overall trade and investment relationship and discussed measures to address existing trade barriers and enhance cooperat...