After a series of Pakistani escalations and Indian military responses during Operation Sindoor Trump had announced the ‘ceasefire’ between India and Pakistan in Washington on Saturday. He made several statements related to a ‘ceasefire’ in India and Pakistan. Asias richest man Mukesh Ambani is set to travel to Doha for a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump marking their second interaction since Trump resumed the presidency in January this year. Ambani will also attend a state dinner hosted by the Emir of Qatar in honor of President Trump at the Lusail Palace in Doha on Wednesday according to a PTI report. While business discussions are off the table his oil-to-retail conglomerate has businesses closely tied to decisions of the US President. 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 countrys oil. Reliance also sells fuels like gasoline made from crude oil bought from countries such as Russia into the American market. Also US tech giants such as Google and Meta have taken an equity stake in Ambanis digital venture. Reliance has business ties with Qatar as well. The Gulf nations sovereign wealth fund Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has invested about USD 1 billion in Ambanis retail venture. Ambani and his wife Nita had attended Trumps 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. At the dinner the two had met Vice President JD Vance and his wife Usha as well claims media report. 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. He was also present when Trump visited India last as the US President in February 2020. 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 Ambanis youngest son Anant and fiancee Radhika Merchant in Jamnagar Gujarat in March 2024. (With Inputs From PTI)