Visiting Prime Minister of Qatar Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani will hold discussions with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on bilateral, regional and multilateral issues of common interest in New Delhi today. The dignitary arrived yesterday on a two day visit to India. After the talks, India and Qatar are expected to sign agreements in various fields. <br/><br/>This is the first visit of Sheikh Abdullah to India and the third high-level bilateral engagement between the two countries in the past two years, which underlines India's growing ties with Qatar. With Qatar being the largest supplier of LNG to India, the two leaders are also likely to discuss ways to enhance cooperation in the strategic area of energy.<br/><br/>India's close and friendly relations with Qatar are based on mutually beneficial commercial exchanges and extensive people-to-people contacts. Qatar is not only an important trading partner for India in the Gulf region but is also the largest supplier of LNG to the country, accounting for 66 per cent of our total imports in 2015-16.<br/>Indians form the largest expatriate community in Qatar and their positive contribution in the progress and development of their host country is well recognized. There are over 630,000 Indian nationals working in Qatar.