This is a list of heads of state, heads of government, ministers and senior officials who have visited India.
1947–2005 + 1947–2025 list Name Title Country Date Visit Type ReferenceAriel Sharon Prime Minister 9 September 2003 First Israeli prime minister to visit India, agreements and memorandums of understanding on defence, information technology and agricultureIsmail Omar GuellehPresident DjiboutiMay 2003State VisitSellapan Ramanathan President Jan 2003|-John Howard Prime Minister Jul 2000 Bill Clinton President Mar 2000|- Abdurrahman Wahid President 8 February 2000http://64.224.241.84/policy/Foreign_Policy/1999_00.pdf
|- Goh Chok Tong Prime Minister 17 January 2000http://64.224.241.84/policy/Foreign_Policy/1999_00.pdf Surendra Prasad ChowdhuryMinister of State for Science & Technology of Nepal 17 November 1999 Arthit QurairatMinister of Science, Technology and Environment 15 November 1999Mohammed Idris Ali Defence Secretary 12 October 1999 Orlando Mercado Defence Secretary (Minister) 11 October 1999Humayun Rasheed ChoudhurySpeaker of the Bangladesh Parliament Seine Saphantong Minister of Agriculture and Forestry23 May 1999Tofail AhmedMinister for Commerce and Industries 19 May 1999 Ahmed Abdullah Minister of Health 22 April 1999Samy Vellu Minister for works19 April 1999 Abdur Razzaq Minister for Water Resources Apr 1999http://64.224.241.84/policy/Foreign_Policy/1999_00.pdf ––>Queen Elizabeth II Queen 12–18 Oct 1997 Fidel V. Ramos President 2–5 March 1997Ezer Weizman President31 Dec 1996–https://mfa.gov.il/MFA/PressRoom/1996/Pages/PRESIDENT%20WEIZMAN%20LAYS%20CORNERSTONE%20FOR%20ISRAELI%20MOD.aspx Dipendra of Nepalprince 1994Daniel arap MoiPresident 1993Girija Prasad Koirala Prime Minister Dec 1990 New separate trade and transit treaties and other economic agreements India–Nepal relations#1990sMir–Hossein MousaviPrime MinisterDec 1985 Queen Elizabeth II Queen 17–26 Nov 1983 7th Commonwealth Heads of Government MeetingLuís CabralPresident 1979Saddam HusseinPresident 1979William TolbertPresident 1978 Jimmy Carter President 1 January 1978 Richard Nixon President 1 August 1969|-Levi EshkolPrime Minister21–30 Jan 1968Jomo KenyattaPresident 21–28 Jan 1965Abdullah Al–Salim Al–SabahEmir 1963Muhammad Najib ar–Ruba'iPresident 1962William TubmanPresident 1961 Queen Elizabeth II Queen 21 Jan – 1 Feb, 16–26 Feb, 1–2 Mar 1961 Dwight Eisenhower President 10 December 1959Emperor Haile SelassieEmperor 11—18 August 1956 – King Saud King 13–18 August 1955 26 November 1955 First visit by head of state of any of the two countries to the other
2005–2009 + 2005–2009 list Name Title Country Date Visit Type Reference Mohamed Nasheed President 21 October 2009 India–Maldives relations, Climate change issues Julia Gillard Deputy PM 1 September 2009To try and restore confidence in Australia's education sectorJames L. Jones National Security Advisor 25 June 2009 The US government's strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Shared commitment to combat terrorism, Post–election situation in Iran, Energy and developing closer economic and trade links as well as defence ties David Miliband Foreign Secretary Gordon Brown Prime Minister 21 January 2008 Reform of the United Nations Security Council Gloria Macapagal Arroyo President 3–7 October 2007 Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva President 3 June 2007 Vladimir Putin President 26 January 2007 State guest during the Republic Day Parade Gordon BrownChancellor of the Exchequer Traian Basescu President 22 October 2006 George W Bush President 1 March 2006 Indo–US civilian nuclear agreement Jacques Chirac President 19 February 2006 Civilian nuclear co–operation and defence co–operationTony Blair Prime Minister 6 September 2005 Pervez Musharraf President 16 April 2005 Stephen Harper Prime Minister 17 November 2009
2010 + 2010 list Name Title Country Date Visit Type/Purpose ReferenceDmitry Medvedev President 21 December 2010 Supported India's bid for UNSC membership Wen Jiabao Premier 15 December 2010 Economic Issues, Nicolas Sarkozy President 4 December 2010 Supported India's bid for UNSC membership,Civilian Nuclear Deal Barack Obama President 6 November 2010Supported India's bid for UNSC membership as Permanent member David Cameron Prime Minister 26 July 2010 The business and economic relationship, The G–20 future agenda,Supported for UNSC seat as Permanent member, The future of Britain's and India's role in Afghanistan Than Shwe Commander–in–Chief 25 July 2010 Economic issues Mahinda Rajapaksa President 9 June 2010 Hamid Karzai President 26 April 2010Cooperation between two countries, Joint fight against terrorismGurbanguly BerdimuhamedowPresident24 May 2010 First official visit of Berdimuhamedow to India, Development of trade and economic co–operationMohamed Waheed Hassan Vice–President19 February 2010 First official visit to India Ram Baran Yadav President 15 February 2010 Abdullah Gül President 7 February 2010 Cooperation on economic and commercial relations
2011 + 2011 list Name Title Country Date Visit Type/Purpose ReferenceYoshihiko Noda Prime Minister 22 December 2011 Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck King 20 October 2011John KeyPrime Minister28–30 June 2011State visit Angela Merkel Chancellor 31 May 2011 Received the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for international understanding Islam Karimov President 17 May 2011 Yousaf Raza Gillani Prime Minister 29 March 2011 Came to Mohali to watch the 2011 Cricket World Cup semi–final between India and Pakistan Leonel Fernández Reyna President 30 January 2011
2012 + 2012 list Name Title Country Date Visit Type/ Purpose ReferenceRam Baran YadavPresident24 – 29 December 2012Official Visit Viktor Yanukovych President 9–12 December 2012State VisitMikhail MyasnikovichPrime Minister13–14 November 2012Working VisitHamid KarzaiPresident9–13 November 2012State Visit Stephen Harper Prime Minister 4–9 November 2012State Visit Juan Carlos I King 24–27 October 2012State Visit Julia Gillard Prime Minister 15–17 October 2012State Visit Pierre Nkurunziza President 17–29 September 2012 Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani EmirApril 2012 Asif Ali Zardari President 8 April 2012 Private visit Dmitry Medvedev President 29 March 20122012 BRICS summit Jacob Zuma President29 March 2012 Dilma Rousseff President 29 March 2012 Hu Jintao General SecretaryPresident 29 March 2012 Michael Sata President 22 March 2012
2013 + 2013 list Name Title Country Date Visit Type/ Purpose ReferenceHamid KarzaiPresident12 – 15 December 2013Official Visit Akihito Emperor and Empress 30 November – 5 December 2013State VisitNguyen Phu TrongGeneral Secretary19 – 22 November 2013State VisitJaber Al–Mubarak Al–Hamad Al–SabahPrime Minister7 – 10 November 2013State VisitViktor OrbanPrime Minister16 – 19 October 2013State VisitAga Khan IVImam of Nazari Islam17 – 28 September 2013Official VisitEllen Johnson SirleafPresident9 – 13 September 2013State VisitTshering TobgayPrime Minister30 August – 4 September 2013Official VisitUeli MaurerPresidentAugust 2013Nouri Kamil Al–MalikiPrime Minister22 – 25 August 2013State VisitMohammad Karim KhaliliVice President20 – 22 August 2013Official VisitJoseph R. Biden JrVice President22 – 25 July 2013Official VisitMiroslav LajcakDeputy Prime Minister17 – 20 June 2013Official VisitHamid KarzaiPresident20 – 22 May 2013Official VisitLi KeqiangPremier19 – 22 May 2013State VisitOlafur RagnarPresident31 March – 6 April 2013Official VisitMohamed MorsyPresident18 – 20 March 2013State Visit David Cameron Prime Minister 19 – 21 February 2013Official Visit Francois Hollande President 14 – 15 February 2013State VisitLyonchhen Jigmi Y. ThinleyPrime Minister7 – 9 February 2013Official VisitJigme Khesar Namgyel WangchuckKing 23 – 29 January 2013State VisitRashid MeredovDeputy Prime Minister21 – 22 January 2013Official Visit Kailash Purryag President 3–9 January 2013State Visit
2014 + 2014 list Name Title Country Date Visit Type/ Purpose ReferenceAbdul Hamid President 18–23 December 2014 Vladimir Putin President 10–11 December 2014Official Visit Daniel Kablan Duncan Prime Minister 4 November 2014 Nguyen Tan Dung Prime Minister 27–28 October 2014State Visit Xi Jinping General SecretaryPresident 17–19 September 2014State Visit Tony Abbott Prime Minister 4–5 September 2014State Visit Navin Ramgoolam Prime Minister 26 May 2014 First oath of office ceremony of Narendra Modi Hamid Karzai President 26 May 2014 Tshering Tobgay Prime Minister 26 May 2014 Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom President 26 May 2014 Sushil Koirala Prime Minister 26 May 2014 Mahinda Rajapaksa President 26 May 2014 Nawaz Sharif Prime Minister 26 May 2014Maha Chakri SirindhornPrincess23 – 28 February 2014Official VisitDmitry Mezentsev Secretary GeneralShanghai Cooperation Organisation 23 – 25 February 2014Working Visit David Johnston Governor General 22 February – 2 March 2014State Visit Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa King 18 – 20 February 2014State Visit Joachim Gauck President 4 – 9 February 2014State VisitAli Mohamed SheinPresident1 – 9 February 2014Official Visit Shinzo Abe Prime Minister 25–27 January 2014Official Visit Park Geun–Hye President 15 – 18 January 2014State VisitJigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Jetsun Pema WangchuckKing and Queen6 – 10 January 2014Official Visit Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom President 1 – 4 January 2014State Visit
2015 + 2015 list Name Title Country Date Visit Type/ Purpose Reference Shinzo Abe Prime Minister 11–13 December 2015Official VisitAmeenah Gurib–FakimPresident6 – 10 December 2015Official VisitLi YuanchaoVice President3 – 7 November 2015Official VisitKamal ThapaDeputy Prime Minister17 – 19 October 2015Official Visit Angela Merkel Chancellor 4–6 October 2015Official Visit Ranil Wickremesinghe Prime Minister 14–16 September 2015Official VisitJames Alix MichelPresident 25–27 August 2015State VisitFilipe NyusiPresident4–8 August 2015State VisitJakaya KikwetePresident17–21 June 2015State Visit Mark Rutte Prime Minister 5–6 June 2015Official Visit Ashraf Ghani President 27 April 2015 State Visit Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Emir 24–25 March 2015State Visit Maithripala Sirisena President 15–18 February 2015State Visit Tony Tan President 8–11 February 2015State Visit Barack Obama President 25–27 January 2015 State Visit and Chief Guest at the Republic DaySai Mauk KhamVice President19 –12 January 2015Official Visit Tshering Tobgay Prime Minister 10–18 January 2015Official VisitBan Ki–moonSecretary–General of the United NationsUnited Nations1 –19 January 2015Official Visit Donald Ramotar President 7–12 January 2015Official Visit
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