Following a heartbreaking loss against Oman in Guwahati five days ago, the draw earned the Blue Tigers their first point in the ongoing qualifiers.
Sunil Chhetri, who sat the game out due to fever, praised his teammates after a gritty display against the Asian Champions Qatar in Doha.
Despite playing without their talismanic captain Sunil Chhetri who was laid low by fever, the young Indians denied Qatar, who won the Asian Cup title in January.
Duvan Zapata scored from a James Rodriguez to give Colombia a 1-0 win against a courageous Qatar team on Sunday at the Copa America.
In their Copa America debut, Asian Champions Qatar showed great determination to hold Paraguay to a 2-2 draw.
Qatar will be one of the two teams (the other being Japan) who will participate in 2019 Copa America.
For FIFA, the 2019 and 2020 editions of the competition will serve as "valuable test events in the build-up to the FIFA World Cup 2022".
Qatar beat four-time champion Japan 3-1 in the Asian Cup final on Friday to lift its first major major football title.
Qatar, a country of 2.6 million people where citizens make up over 10 percent of the population, discovered the offshore North Field in 1971, the same year it became independent.
Swaraj's next leg of visit would be to Kuwait with which India has close and friendly bilateral relations.
Mercury MENA, an engineering and plumbing firm, owes thousands of dollars of wages to workers from countries where many live on less than $2 a day.
According to a Foreign Affairs Ministry statement, a UAE military aircraft on January 14 overflew Qatari territorial waters without permission from the authorities in Doha.
Qatar crisis began on June 5 when Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and UAE closed the energy-rich nation’s land border and its air and sea routes.
India today discussed with Qatar the issue of welfare of its citizens in the Gulf nation in the wake of its lingering disputes with Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the UAE and Bahrain.
Qatar's Foreign Ministry announced early Thursday that the country's ambassador would return to Tehran.
Qatar's Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said he welcomed the Saudi decision, but that the measures must also include a full lifting of the blockade.
Qatar on Wednesday announced that it has scrapped visit visa requirements for citizens of 80 countries, including Indians.
The frustration of losing the first two games got reflected in his words after registering the thumping victory over Turkmenistan.
For India, it was their second consecutive defeat after their loss against Syria in their campaign opener. Qatar, the more fancied side, struggled to find their rhythm as India put up a spirited performance.
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain broke diplomatic relations with Qatar in early June largely over their allegations that it supports terrorist and extremist groups.
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