List of international prime ministerial trips made by Jawaharlal Nehru

The following is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by Jawaharlal Nehru during his tenure as the Prime Minister of India from August 1947 to May 1964. The first overseas visit was to the United States in October 1949.

Summary of international trips

In his sixteen-year long tenure as the Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru made 34 international trips, visiting 42 countries, including visits to the United States to attend the United Nations General Assembly.

+Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's visits by countryNumber of visitsCountry1 visit (25)Austria, Bhutan, Cambodia, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Iran, Japan, Laos, Malaya, Mexico, Netherlands, North Vietnam, Norway, Poland, Sikkim, South Vietnam, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, West Germany2 visits (13)Burma, China, France, Ireland, Italy, Lebanon, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Soviet Union, Syria, United Kingdom, Yugoslavia3 visits (2)Ceylon, Indonesia4 visits (1)United States7 visits (1)Egypt

1949 Country Areas visited Date(s) Purpose Notes1Washington, D.C., New York City, Chicago, Knoxville, San Francisco, Madison 11–15 October State visit2Vancouver22–26 OctoberState visit, addressed the Parliament of Canada3Curragh Racecourse

1950 Country Areas visited Date(s) Purpose Notes4JakartaJune

1951 Country Areas visited Date(s) Purpose Notes516-18 June

1952 Prime Minister Nehru did not make any international trips in 1952.

1953 Country Areas visited Date(s) Purpose Notes6LondonMayCoronation of Elizabeth II723–25 June8Karachi25–27 July9Bürgenstock

1954 Country Areas visited Date(s) Purpose Notes10Colombo28 AprilColombo Powers' Conference11HanoiOctoberSaigonOctoberVientianeOctoberPhnom Penh, Angkor WatOctoberBeijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, Guangzhou, Anshan, Hankow, Mukden, Dairen 19−31 October British Hong KongOctober12DecemberDecemberDecemberBogor29 DecemberBogor Conference

1955 Country Areas visited Date(s) Purpose Notes13CairoFebruaryParisFebruary14Bandung18−24 AprilBandung Conference15Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Almaty, Ukrainian SSR, Turkmen SSR7–23 JuneState visitWarsaw25–28 JuneZenica, Jablanica, Belgrade, Sarajevo, DubrovnikJune–JulyJulyJulyRomeJulyJulyJulyState visit

1956 Country Areas visited Date(s) Purpose Notes16June–JulyJune–JulyJune–JulyJune–JulyJune–JulyJune–JulyJulyBonn14 July17Washington, D.C., Gettysburg 16–20 DecemberState visit

1957 Country Areas visited Date(s) Purpose Notes18May19JuneJuneHelsinki, MänttäJuneJuneJuneJulyJulyKhartoumJuly20Tokyo, Hiroshima, OsakaOctober21Rangoon16−17 October221957

1958 Country Areas visited Date(s) Purpose Notes23Gangtok, Nathu La16 SeptemberSeptember24YatungOctober

1959 Country Areas visited Date(s) Purpose Notes2511-14 June26TehranSeptember

1960 Country Areas visited Date(s) Purpose Notes27Istanbul20–24 MayBeirut24 May28Cairo17 June29Karachi, Murree, Rawalpindi, Lahore19–23 September30New York City26 SeptemberUnited Nations General Assembly

1961 Country Areas visited Date(s) Purpose Notes3132Newport, New York City, Los Angeles6–10 NovemberState visit14–17 NovemberState visitLos Angeles17 NovemberState visitCairo18 NovemberMeeting with Gamal Abdel Nasser and Josip Broz Tito

1962 Country Areas visited Date(s) Purpose Notes33State visit3423–26 September

See also List of international trips made by prime ministers of India History of Indian foreign relations

References

External links Outgoing Visits – by Ministry of External Affairs Nonresident Prime Ministers? Measuring India’s Foreign Policy Orientation via Leadership Travel by Sumitha Narayanan Kutty and Walter C. Ladwig III