People carried the Indian Tricolour and gifts for PM Modi and chanted "Modi Modi" and "Bharat Mata Ki Jai".

PM Modi shook hands with people who had gathered outside his hotel in Doha to welcome him. Some of the people even presented him with gifts like books. People also took pictures of PM Modi as he interacted with them.

In a post on X, PM Modi stated that he received an exceptional welcome in Doha and that he is grateful to the Indian diaspora.

PM Modi arrived in Doha on Wednesday (local time) for a two-day official visit to Qatar.

PM Modi arrived in Doha for a two-day official visit to Qatar. He was received at the airport by Qatar's State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Soltan bin Saad Al-Muraikhi. He landed in Qatar after concluding his visit to the UAE.

MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal noted that PM Modi's visit to Qatar will give a fillip to the historic and deep-rooted ties between the two nations. This is PM Modi's second visit to Qatar. PM Modi for the first time visited Qatar in June 2016.

PM Modi's visit to Qatar holds significance as it comes days after a diplomatic victory for India following the release of eight ex-Indian Navy personnel who were detained in Qatar for nearly 18 months since August 2022.