Qatar, India have solid bilateral ties: Ambassador

Qatar, India have solid bilateral ties: Ambassador

Doha, Qatar: Qatar and India have friendly and solid bilateral relations and the cooperation between the two countries in diverse sectors has been growing, Ambassador of India to the State of Qatar H E Vipul has said.

The envoy pointed out the importance of increasing tourism between both countries which in turn con-tributes to strengthening of people-to-people ties. He highlighted that India and Qatar are connected by more than 200 weekly flights which should enable greater tourism exchange between both countries.

Addressing an event to commemorate the National Tourism Day of India organised by the Embassy of India in association with the Indian Business and Professionals Council, Ambassador Vipul said, “I think we have all the fundamentals in place but still I don’t think that we are able to encourage people from Qatar to visit India in the numbers that we should. We have about 210 flights from Qatar to India every week and that’s a good number.”

India has taken huge strides in the tourism sector and ranks 22nd in the global rankings of the most visited countries in the world. About 10 million foreign tourists currently visit India annually and by some estimates, this figure should increase to 30 million by