List of international trips made by prime ministers of India

The following is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by prime ministers of India in chronological order.

Summary of prime ministers with number of countries visited + List of prime ministers with number of countries visited Prime minister Tenure Number of visits Number of countries visited1Jawaharlal Nehru1947–196434422Lal Bahadur Shastri1964–1966783Indira Gandhi1966–1977, 1980–198452694Morarji Desai1977–19799155Charan Singh1979–1980006Rajiv Gandhi1984–198927417V. P. Singh1989–1990448Chandra Shekhar1990–1991229P. V. Narasimha Rao1991–1996323910Atal Bihari Vajpayee1996, 1998–2004293211H. D. Deve Gowda1996–19976612Inder Kumar Gujral1997–19984613Manmohan Singh2004–2014714614Narendra Modi2014–present10482

Jawaharlal Nehru

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

Lal Bahadur Shastri

In his two-year long tenure as the Prime Minister, Lal Bahadur Shastri made 7 international trips, visiting 8 countries.

+Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri's visits by countryNumber of visitsCountry1 visit (7)Burma, Canada, Egypt, Nepal, Pakistan, United Kingdom, Yugoslavia2 visits (1)Soviet Union

Indira Gandhi

In her sixteen-year-long tenure as the prime minister, Indira Gandhi made 52 international trips, visiting 69 countries, including visits to the United States to attend the United Nations General Assembly.

+Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's visits by countryNumber of visitsCountry1 visit (46) Algeria, Argentina, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Germany, Fiji, Finland, Greece, Guyana, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Jamaica, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mexico, Mozambique, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Sikkim, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Vatican City, Venezuela, West Germany, Zimbabwe2 visits (14) Afghanistan, Australia, Austria, Bhutan, Bulgaria, Burma, Cyprus, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Nepal, Romania, Tanzania, Zambia3 visits (4) Mauritius, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, United Arab Republic 5 visits (3) France, United Kingdom, Yugoslavia6 visits (1) United States9 visits (1) Soviet Union

Morarji Desai

In his two-year long tenure as the Prime Minister, Morarji Desai made 9 international trips, visiting 15 countries, including visits to the United States to attend the United Nations General Assembly.

+Prime Minister Morarji Desai's visits by countryNumber of visitsCountry1 visit (12)Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, Kenya, Nepal, Poland, Sri Lanka, United States, West Germany, Yugoslavia2 visits (3)Iran, Soviet Union, United Kingdom

Charan Singh Charan Singh did not make any international visit as prime minister.

Rajiv Gandhi

In his five-year long tenure as the Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi made 27 international trips, visiting 41 countries, including visits to the United States to attend the United Nations General Assembly.

+Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's visits by countryNumber of visitsCountry1 visit (28)Algeria, Angola, Australia, Bahamas, Burma, Canada, China, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, Hungary, Indonesia, Jordan, Maldives, Mauritius, Mexico, New Zealand, Oman, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, West Germany, Zambia2 visits (9)Bangladesh, Bhutan, France, Nepal, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Vietnam, Yugoslavia, Zimbabwe3 visits (2)Japan, Pakistan4 visits (2)Soviet Union, United States

V. P. Singh In his tenure as the Prime Minister, V. P. Singh made 4 international trips, visiting 4 countries.

+Prime Minister V. P. Singh's visits by countryNumber of visitsCountry1 visit (4)Malaysia, Maldives, Namibia, Soviet Union

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)PurposeNotes1WindhoekMarch 1990Namibian Independence Day celebrations2Kuala Lumpur1–4 June 19901st G-15 summit3Malé22–24 June 1990State visit4MoscowJuly 1990State visit

Chandra Shekhar In his tenure as the Prime Minister, Chandra Shekhar made 2 international trips, visiting 2 countries.

+Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar's visits by countryNumber of visitsCountry1 visit (2)Maldives, Nepal

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)PurposeNotes1Malé22–24 November 19906th SAARC summit2Kathmandu, Janakpur, Biratnagar13–15 February 1991State visit

P. V. Narasimha Rao

In his five-year long tenure as the Prime Minister, P. V. Narasimha Rao made 32 international trips, visiting 39 countries, including visits to the United States to attend the United Nations General Assembly.

+Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao's visits by countryNumber of visitsCountry1 visit (34)Argentina, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Colombia, Denmark, Egypt, Ghana, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Nepal, Oman, Portugal, Russia, Senegal, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Thailand, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zimbabwe2 visits (3)China, Germany, Switzerland3 visits (2)France, United States

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

In his six-year long tenure as the Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee made 29 international trips, visiting 32 countries, including visits to the United States to attend the United Nations General Assembly.

+Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's visits by countryNumber of visitsCountry1 visit (20)Bangladesh, China, Iran, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Laos, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Oman, Portugal, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, Vatican City, Vietnam2 visits (10)Cambodia, France, Germany, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Turkey3 visits (1)Russia5 visits (1)United States

H. D. Deve Gowda In his tenure as the Prime Minister, H. D. Deve Gowda made 6 international trips, visiting 6 countries.

+Prime Minister H. D. Deve Gowda's visits by countryNumber of visitsCountry1 visit (6)Bangladesh, Italy, Mauritius, Russia, Switzerland, Zimbabwe

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)PurposeNotes1Harare3–5 November 19966th G-15 summit2Rome15–17 November 1996World Food Summit3Dhaka6–7 January 19974Port LouisFebruary 19975DavosFebruary 1997World Economic Forum6Moscow24–26 March 1997

Inder Kumar Gujral In his tenure as the Prime Minister, Inder Kumar Gujral made 4 international trips, visiting 6 countries.

+Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral's visits by countryNumber of visitsCountry1 visit (6)Bangladesh, Egypt, Maldives, South Africa, Uganda, United States

CountryAreas visitedDate(s)PurposeNotes1Malé12–14 May 1997SAARC summit2New York City22 September 1997Met with US President Bill Clinton at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City3Cairo24–25 October 1997Kampala26–27 October 1997Johannesburg, Durban28–31 October 19974Dhaka14–15 January 1998

Manmohan Singh

In his ten-year-long tenure as the prime minister, Manmohan Singh made 71 international trips, visiting 46 countries including the United States to attend the United Nations General Assembly.

+Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visits by countryNumber of visits Country1 visit (28)Belgium, Brunei, Cambodia, Canada, Cuba, Denmark, Egypt, Ethiopia, Finland, Iran, Italy, Kazakhstan, Laos, Maldives, Mauritius, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Oman, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vietnam2 visits (7)Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, South Korea3 visits (3)Brazil, Indonesia, Thailand4 visits (5)China, France, Germany, South Africa, United Kingdom5 visits (1)Japan9 visits (1)Russia10 visits (1)United States

Narendra Modi

As of , Narendra Modi has made 104 international trips, visiting 82 countries, including visits to the United States to attend the United Nations General Assembly.

+Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visits by countryNumber of visits Country1 visit (42)Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brunei, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana, Greece, Guyana, Iran, Ireland, Kenya, Kuwait, Mexico, Mongolia, Mozambique, Namibia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Rwanda, Slovakia, Spain, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Vatican City, Vietnam2 visits (17)Afghanistan, Argentina, Bangladesh, Canada, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Laos, Mauritius, Netherlands, Myanmar, Oman, Qatar, Seychelles, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland3 visits (7)Australia, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Maldives, Saudi Arabia, Thailand4 visits (7)Bhutan, Brazil, Indonesia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan5 visits (2)Nepal, Singapore6 visits (2)China, Germany7 visits (1)Russia8 visits (3)France, Japan, United Arab Emirates10 visits (1)United States

See also List of international trips made by prime ministers of the United Kingdom List of international trips made by presidents of the United States

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