New Delhi, Sept. 8 -- India is aiming to deepen trade ties with the Middle East and Europe, as it steps up efforts to diversify its export markets amid strained relations with the US after president Donald Trump imposed a hefty 50% import tariff on the country.

The government is expected to finalise the terms of reference (ToR) for a free trade agreement (FTA) with Qatar early next month, which could be followed by commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal visiting Doha in the first week of October, a senior government said on the sidelines sidelines of an event in New Delhi on Monday.

Qatar, which has emerged as an important export destination for Indian engineering goods, petrochemicals, and agricultural products, is being seen as a...