<p>New Delhi: Richest Asian Mukesh Ambani flew to Doha to meet US President Donald Trump, his second meeting since Trump returned to presidency in January this year.</p><p>Ambani will attend a state dinner that the Emir of Qatar is hosting for Trump at the Lusail Palace in Doha on Wednesday, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.</p><p>Reliance Industries Ltd, the firm that Ambani heads, did not reply to an email sent for comments.</p>.Indo-Pak Tensions: Ambani, Adani pledge support to armed forces.<p>While business discussions are off the table, his oil-to-retail conglomerate has businesses closely tied to decisions of the US President.</p><p>Reliance had last year secured waivers from the US to resume importing crude oil from Venezuela. It however had to stop that in March following Trump authorising a 25 per cent tariff on countries buying the South American country's oil.</p><p>Reliance also sells fuels like gasoline made from crude oil bought from countries such as Russia into the American market.</p><p>Also, US tech giants such as Google and Meta have taken an equity stake in Ambani's digital venture.</p><p>Reliance has business ties with Qatar as well. The Gulf nation's sovereign wealth fund, Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has invested about USD 1 billion in Ambani's retail venture.</p><p>Ambani and his wife Nita had attended Trump's second inauguration in January. They were also part of the select 100 who attended an intimate candlelit dinner with Trump a day prior to the inauguration.</p><p>At the dinner, the two had met Vice President JD Vance and his wife Usha as well, sources said.</p><p>Ambanis share close ties with the Trump family.</p><p>The richest Indian was present when Ivanka Trump, daughter of Donald Trump, visited Hyderabad for the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in 2017. She was an advisor to President Trump then.</p><p>He was also present when Trump visited India last as the US President in February 2020.</p><p>Ivanka, her husband Jared Kushner and their eldest daughter Arabella Rose were among the celebrities who attended the star-studded three-day pre-wedding celebrations of Ambani's youngest son Anant and fiancee Radhika Merchant in Jamnagar, Gujarat, in March 2024.</p>
<p>New Delhi: Richest Asian Mukesh Ambani flew to Doha to meet US President Donald Trump, his second meeting since Trump returned to presidency in January this year.</p><p>Ambani will attend a state dinner that the Emir of Qatar is hosting for Trump at the Lusail Palace in Doha on Wednesday, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.</p><p>Reliance Industries Ltd, the firm that Ambani heads, did not reply to an email sent for comments.</p>.Indo-Pak Tensions: Ambani, Adani pledge support to armed forces.<p>While business discussions are off the table, his oil-to-retail conglomerate has businesses closely tied to decisions of the US President.</p><p>Reliance had last year secured waivers from the US to resume importing crude oil from Venezuela. It however had to stop that in March following Trump authorising a 25 per cent tariff on countries buying the South American country's oil.</p><p>Reliance also sells fuels like gasoline made from crude oil bought from countries such as Russia into the American market.</p><p>Also, US tech giants such as Google and Meta have taken an equity stake in Ambani's digital venture.</p><p>Reliance has business ties with Qatar as well. The Gulf nation's sovereign wealth fund, Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has invested about USD 1 billion in Ambani's retail venture.</p><p>Ambani and his wife Nita had attended Trump's second inauguration in January. They were also part of the select 100 who attended an intimate candlelit dinner with Trump a day prior to the inauguration.</p><p>At the dinner, the two had met Vice President JD Vance and his wife Usha as well, sources said.</p><p>Ambanis share close ties with the Trump family.</p><p>The richest Indian was present when Ivanka Trump, daughter of Donald Trump, visited Hyderabad for the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in 2017. She was an advisor to President Trump then.</p><p>He was also present when Trump visited India last as the US President in February 2020.</p><p>Ivanka, her husband Jared Kushner and their eldest daughter Arabella Rose were among the celebrities who attended the star-studded three-day pre-wedding celebrations of Ambani's youngest son Anant and fiancee Radhika Merchant in Jamnagar, Gujarat, in March 2024.</p>