India declares one-day mourning for former Qatar Emir Sheikh Hamad

New Delhi: India declared one-day national mourning on Monday as a mark of respect for the former Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, who died at the age of 74. The national flag will be flown at half-mast on the day of mourning throughout India on all buildings where it is flown regularly and there will be no official entertainment on the day, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Sunday.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi described Sheikh Hamad as a "visionary leader who guided Qatar to great levels of development and prosperity". Kiren Rijiju, minister of parliamentary affairs and minority affairs, is expected to visit Qatar shortly to convey condolences on behalf of the Government of India.