Five years after moving into its current building, the Indian embassy in Qatar is now searching for a new home.
According to the Gulf Times, the embassy has posted an advertisement seeking “a large and modern premises” with separate entrances for people visiting the consular and labor departments.
The posting also states that there should be enough space for 100 cars to park nearby, and for 10 vehicles to park at the embassy itself.
Speaking to the newspaper, a senior embassy official said that the West Bay/Dafna area, already home to many embassies, is under consideration.
Indian community
Indians comprise the largest demographic in Qatar, with some 631,000 nationals living here, according to figures released in March during the Emir’s visit to New Delhi.
The embassy outgrew its former premises in Al Hilal in 2010, and moved to a larger villa in the area then.
According to the Gulf Times, more than 500 people visit the embassy each day, and long lines are commonly observed.
Over the past seven months, the labor and community welfare section of the embassy has received a total of 2,402 complaints, or about 343 complaints a day, officials said during the mission’s latest open house this week.
That puts the embassy on track to hear more complaints this year than last, when it clocked 3,943.
Thoughts?
With Indian visas hard to come by and Qatar trying to manage the large Indian population with the ultimate goal of reducing the number of Indians, surely they would need a smaller embassy not a bigger one. Anyway, Indian diplomats are like the politicians in India, only in it for their own gain. Build a bigger embassy, hand out contracts, total value 100 million. Cost to build, 50 million, everyone happy…..
“Anyway, Indian diplomats are like the politicians in India, only in it for their own gain”
It’s for us indians to decide who are gaining from it. The politicians are elected by us and in turn the diplomats are appointed by selection procedure. Above all the money paid out is mine too.
So what is your problem ?
We do it that way because we can afford to do it.
BTW does it happen any different in your country ?
So as long as the politicians are elected by fellow Indians then it is ok for them to be corrupt and steal from the country? How generous of you. I am sure there are 100s of millions of Indians who would disagree with you.
It seems the only thing that changed from British rule to Indpendence, is now Indians steal from Indians rather than the British.
They say the British taught the Indians how to steal and they seem to be doing a very good job at doing it themselves now. Atleast they seem to do something very well and better then the British
The interesting thing about British India was at most there was only 10,000 Britishers in Indian and normally much less. The rule of India would not have happened without the 100,000s of Indians who did the persecuting and stealing from their fellow Indians. However all Indians agree that 200 years of slavery was worth it to learn cricket.
India has systems in place for audits, its only because of these systems one way or other, acts of corruption are found.
But all the time building a narrative of corruption when development matters are being discussed just stereotypes it, and at large defeats the real benefit to be derived from investment.
So leave that to us our governance and systems would take care of everything.
Jealous much of our new and bigger embassy with 100 cars to park !!!!!
Besides British did not rule India, just like other invaders they Looted India.
Give back, our Kohinoor Diamond.
OK getting back to the point. What is the point of a bigger Indian Embassy when Qatar wants to reduce the number of Indians in the country?
I don’t have your diamond but I guess you mean the one in the UK. You could ask the Britishers for it back but I just looked online and it was a gift from India. It’s rather rude to ask someone to return a gift. (Anyway the Indians stole it from the Mughals, who stole it from the Afghans…..)
And what report makes you believe that Qatar wants to reduce the numbers ????
Perhaps, Some gossip mongers !!!!
Even if they are…….
Jealous much of our new and bigger embassy with 100 cars to park !!!!!
Its just a reflection of the great nation we are.
Well the restriction on work visas issued for Indian Nationals and the tight restrictions on family visas tells me they are trying to reduce the number…..
You have a car park for 100 cars and 360 million people in India that live in poverty, just a reflection of the great nation you are. You must be so proud.
“You have a car park for 100 cars and 360 million people in India that live in poverty”
Hahahah !!!! Are you gonna do something about the poverty. NO sir you will NOT.
Thanks for your concern.
We are capable enough of sending probes to space, and we are working on taking care of poverty too.
You just Relax.
You are probably relating two extremely different things. Whoever have been to India’s Embassy in Doha would agree on it that it needs expansion ASAP.
It has nothing to do with whatsoever India’s internal problems are.
India is working on solving all its problems on its own.
Even if Indian population in Qatar drops by lets say 50%, current embassy is incapable of providing efficient services so just chill and let them work on it.
Just to correct history here, The diamond was mined in southern India, and used as an ornament of a religious deity. It was looted by Sultan Khilji of Delhi, then overtook by the Mughals, then looted by Afghan raiders, then taken by Sikh rulers until surrendered to the British as a part of a diplomatic treaty (a modern version of looting). Also, Mughals are Indians.
Regarding the embassy size, I believe they just want to enhance their presence and show off that the country is developing.
A few corrections.
No one knows where the diamond came from, (probably somewhere in Southern India) or who originally found it.
India did not exist until 1947 so the Mughals were not Indians and did not refer to themselves as such. In fact it is more interesting than that, most Mughals were of Turk ethnicity and the first ruler was born in present day Uzbekistan but then again people in India claim everything as Indian….
Kojinoor is not even an Indian name in one of the many languages now used in India. It is in fact Persian.
As for the Embassy, you are probably right. The Ambassador wants to show off in an important market for India.
I don’t follow your logic that India did not exist until 1947, so Germany did not exist until 1989 and Qatar, of course, until 1971! I am aware that the Mughals originated north of the Amudaria river, which can never be considered part of the Indian subcontinent, and Koh-i-noor is a Persian word meaning ‘mountain of light’, except, the Mughals never went back to central Asia (the first emperor, Babur, is buried in Kabul), which made them permanent residents from immigrants! Same goes for the language. A large number of Indians and Pakistanis today speaks Urdu, which is a mashup of Persian and Indian languages.
Correct. Germany didn’t exist until 1871 as was made up of German speaking states, similar to the Indian princely states until the British put India together in the form we know today. Similarly modern German has only existed since 1989 when it was put back together after the Russians annexed the east part after WWII
USSR, you mean, because Russia didn’t exist before 1991.
Correct, but Russia was always the main player in that confederation…..
…or Indians fight with other Indians on a public forum.
Of course but then again India is a manufactured country.
MIMH is just upset that you folks kicked UK butt and drove them out of India. Typical white european elitist who thinks his culture is “superior”.
Why would I care about old history, it doesn’t affect me. Sounds like you have ‘its all white people’s fault’ syndrome.
And the hypocrosy is out again. Almost every comment you make here you reference old history.
Remember the xavi story where you tried to connect it to andalusia and the arab conquest. Now you claim you dont care about it history.
Here’s a sincere advice- consult a psychiatrist. You really need help.
I’m sorry but your wrong again. History is important but he was talking about European elitism and that I was upset about the Brits leaving India as if I cared.
Xavi was a joke, but I guess you didn’t get that. (Although the Spanish in that area are still bitter about the Muslim invasion and destruction of their community)
How dare you talk about a “Muslim invasion”…The white europeans are experts at massacres of unarmed civilians. Look at the Crusaders – round up the jews and muslims in the Holy Land and set fire to their mosques and synagogues. Then when you get blowback you blame others. Hint: hubris is a nasty trait and I dont think white europeans are “superior” to muslims, jews or hindus. The UK did not voluntarily leave India – europeans were kicked out.
Amnesia when it comes to history. I’m not here to defend European imperialism but the Muslim wars were many and varried and in much greater scope than the crusades. Look what the Muslims did in Istanbul when they destroyed or built mosques on the churches. In Jerusalem the Muslim conquest led to the Al Aqsa mosque being built on top of Judaism most holy site, hardly peaceful.
I’ll leave with a handy map of all the battles launched by Muslims in conquest just in case you forgot but I forget you’re the victims in all this…..
You folks just dont get it or do you? Crusader “battles” – as if they are “noble military wars” juxtaposed with Muslim “conquest battles.” Why are white europeans engaging in mere battle when they are in fact and undisputably invading the middle east to get drunk, grab and rape women, slaughter them and their children and rob them. Are you all so messed up? We all know what your ancestors did in butchering the local inhabitants in the name of the cross. Then when you got your well-deserved blowback you whine about Muslim “aggression”.
You folks just dont get it or do you? Islamic “battles” – as if they are “noble military wars” juxtaposed with Christian “conquest battles.” Why are Muslims engaging in mere battle when they are in fact and undisputably invading the middle east to get drunk, grab and rape women, slaughter them and their children and rob them. Are you all so messed up? We all know what your ancestors did in butchering the local inhabitants in the name of the crescent moon. Then when you got your well-deserved blowback you whine about Christian “aggression”.
Man, why do you have so much hate towards India and Indians, your comments are always stereotypical and negative.
I have no hate towards India or Indians, the point that Indian visas are hard to get in Qatar is a fact for businesses not my personal choice. Indians do however seem to be very sensitive and do overreact……
I welcome this move.. This will reduce the plight of Indian expatriates who visit the current much congested premises. I wish if they would start branch offices in Al Khor as it is very far from the capital.