FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday arrived in Doha for a two-day visit to the Gulf Kingdom during which he will represent India at the inauguration of the FIFA World Cup. Dhankhar is in Doha for a two-day visit to represent India at the inauguration of FIFA’s showpiece event. Besides attending the inaugural ceremony of the Football World Cup, the Vice President will also interact with members of the Indian community during the visit. The 60,000-capacity Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor will host the opening ceremony on 20 November 2022 just before the first match between host Qatar and Ecuador.
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Besides attending the inaugural ceremony of the Football World Cup, the Vice President will also interact with members of the Indian community during the visit. The Vice President’s visit would be an opportunity to join a close and friendly country Qatar as it hosts a major sporting event and also acknowledge the role played and support extended by Indians in this World Cup.
India Qatar Relations
- India and Qatar enjoy close and friendly relations with multifaceted partnerships extending to areas of trade, energy, security, defense, health, culture, and education, among others.
- Bilateral trade exceeded US$15 billion in the last financial year.
- Qatar plays an important partner in India’s energy security and India participates in Qatar’s food security.
- Next year marks the 50th anniversary of full diplomatic relations between the two countries.
- People-to-people ties are an important component of Qatar’s bilateral relationships with over 840,000 Indians.
