The Government has said that there are nearly six lakh Indians working in Qatar and there is no need to evacuate them as the situation is normal. In a written response to a question in Rajya Sabha, Union Minister of State for External Affairs, V K Singh said, there has been no adverse effect on Indians living in Qatar.<br/><br/>Early this month, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt severed diplomatic ties with Qatar. In response to another question, Gen Singh said there has been a decline in the number of Indian workers emigrating to the Gulf countries for employment, attributing it to economic slowdown in those nations.