List of international prime ministerial trips made by Rajiv Gandhi

This is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by Rajiv Gandhi during his tenure as the Prime Minister of India from October 1984 and December 1989. The first overseas visit was to the Soviet Union in March 1985.

Summary of international trips

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

1985 CountryAreas visitedDate(s)PurposeNotes1March2Dhaka2 JuneJuneJuneWashington, D.C.11–15 JuneGeneva17 June71st International Labour ConferenceJune3ThimphuSeptember4Nassau16–20 October1985 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting21–22 OctoberNew York City22–24 OctoberMet with President Reagan on 23 October in New York City, at reception and luncheon at the U.N.MoscowOctoberOctoberLondonOctober5Muscat17–18 November15th Anniversary of Accession to the Throne by Sultan Qaboos6Hanoi27 NovemberTokyo28 November–1 December7Dhaka7–8 December1st SAARC summit

1986 CountryAreas visitedDate(s)PurposeNotes8Malé7–9 February9MayMayMayMay10July117–9 AugustPrague10 AugustOn his way back from Mexico.LondonAugust1986 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting12HarareSeptember8th NAM summit13OctoberOctoberOctoberOctober

1987 CountryAreas visitedDate(s)PurposeNotes142–4 July15Colombo29–30 July16TokyoOctoberTransit visitGandhi visited Japan, Canada and USA from 11 to 21 October 1987.VancouverOctober1987 Commonwealth Heads of Government MeetingWashington, D.C.19–20 OctoberUnited Nations General AssemblyOctoberTransit visit17Kathmandu2–4 November3rd SAARC summit18Rangoon15–16 December

1988 CountryAreas visitedDate(s)PurposeNotes19PeshawarJanuaryFuneral of Abdul Ghaffar KhanJanuarySix Nation Initiative20TokyoApril16 April2110–12 JuneJuneJuneUnited Nations General AssemblyJune22JulyYugoslavia, Jordan, Spain and Turkey 11 to 20 July 1988.JulyJulyJuly2323–27 September2419–23 December25DecemberIslamabad29–31 December4th SAARC summit

1989 CountryAreas visitedDate(s)PurposeNotes2616–17 JulyParisJulyBicentenary celebrations of the French RevolutionMoscowJuly27Belgrade3–8 September9th NAM summit

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