Modi said the visit of the Qatari Prime Minister showed the growing bilateral ties with Qatar, which India has always regarded as a “valued partner”. On energy cooperation, Prime Minister Modi said, “We should go beyond the buyer-seller relationship to include Joint Ventures, Joint Research and Development and Joint Exploration. “He (Modi) outlined the various measures taken by his government to open up the Indian economy and welcome FDI. Prime Minister Modi recalled that India imports eight million tonnes of urea per year and said “we would welcome a long-term arrangement with Qatar for the supply of urea”, the spokesperson said. It was also conveyed that India could also meet Qatari needs in the area of food security, he said.

Source: Indian Express December 03, 2016 09:28 UTC