'Qatar's ‘White-Collar’ Indians'

Abstract

Differences in character, composition and size of the expatriate group might reflect the structural and current conditions in the respective host countries. Oman, Bahrain and the UAE today show a more entrepreneurial and mature Indian expatriate presence than in the other three Gulf nations of Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, partly because the former were historically involved in sea trade with the coast of India. For this text, Qatar as host country to the Indian community is explored. It ha...