Giving strategic depth to India-Qatar relations, the two countries have signed landmark defence and security agreements paving the way for joint maritime security and sharing of intelligence on threats posed by terrorists.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh [Images], who arrived in Doha from Muscat on Sunday evening on the second leg of his three-day maiden visit to the energy-rich Gulf region, held wide-ranging delegation level talks with Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor al Thani.

The talks resulted in two agreements on defence cooperation and security as well as law enforcement matters.

The defence pact lays out a structure for joint maritime security and training as well as exchange of visits, officials said.

The security agreement would lay out the framework for sharing of information and data base on threats posed by extremists and other security and legal matters.

Prime Minister Singh will meet Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani on Monday afternoon to hold wide-ranging discussions.