"Around 6,50,000 Indians, including 10,000 Goans are living and doing business in Qatar, who according to a report, outnumber native Qataris by almost 2:1 ratio, their interest should be protected," Naik said in an email to Swaraj this week.
Naik said the whole nation is concerned on account of recent Gulf crisis due to Saudi-led grouping of Bahrain, Egypt and the UAE, Yemenand surprisingly, Maldives, cutting off diplomatic as well as, civil aviation and shipping ties with Qatar.
Naik said "India takes over 90 per cent of its natural gas import from Qatar. In addition, Qatar is in process of building a domestic airline in India."
"That itself puts India in a unique place. Saudi Arabia, on the other hand is among the top suppliers of oil to India," Naik said quoting a media report.
"The Government of India should not take things for granted, and that, Prime Minister's visits do not necessarily help in such matters," he said.