New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally supervised the case of eight ex-Navy personnel on dying row in Qatar, mentioned Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra on Monday, hours after the nation introduced their launch. The officer additionally mentioned PM Modi by no means shied away from any initiatives to make sure the return of the ex-government officers.

“We are happy to have seven of those Indian nationals back. The eighth Indian national has also been released and we continue to work with the Qatar government to see how quickly his return to India would be possible,” the international official mentioned.

“The prime minister has himself personally constantly supervised all the developments in this case and has never shied away from any initiatives that would ensure the return of the Indian nationals back to home,” he added.

Narendra Modi’s Qatar go to

Soon after the announcement of the discharge of the Navy veterans, New Delhi introduced Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s go to to Qatar‘s capital Doha on February 14.

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“After completing his visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the prime minister will travel to Doha, Qatar on February 14 afternoon,” Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra mentioned at a media briefing.

He will maintain bilateral talks with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and different excessive dignitaries.

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Last yr, eight ex-Indian navy personnel, who have been working for a personal firm and have been detained, have been handed dying sentences. Neither the Indian authorities nor the Qatari authorities confirmed that they have been held on espionage expenses.

PM Modi took private curiosity in securing the discharge of the ex-Navy personnel. In December, he met Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani on the sidelines of the COP28 Summit in Dubai and mentioned the “well-being of the Indian community” in Qatar.

NSA Ajit Doval reportedly additionally performed a key function in negotiations with Qatari officers in securing the discharge of the Indians. He reportedly paid numerous silent visits to Doha.

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PM Modi had final visited Doha in June 2016.

Before that, PM Manmohan Singh had visited Qatar in 2008.

Who are the eight Indians freed by Qatar?

The eight Indian nationals who have been held in Qatar have been: Captains Navtej Gill and Saurabh Vasisht, Commanders Purnendu Tiwari, Amit Nagpal, SK Gupta, BK Verma and Sugunakar Pakala, and sailor Ragesh.

While seven of those males have returned, Commander Tiwari couldn’t return resulting from some pending paperwork.

With inputs from PTI