List of international trips made by prime ministers of India
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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
| Prime minister | Tenure | Number of visits | Number of countries visited | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jawaharlal Nehru | 1947–1964 | 35 | 43 |
| 2 | Lal Bahadur Shastri | 1964–1966 | 7 | 8 |
| 3 | Indira Gandhi | 1966–1977, 1980–1984 | 52 | 69 |
| 4 | Morarji Desai | 1977–1979 | 9 | 15 |
| 5 | Charan Singh | 1979–1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Rajiv Gandhi | 1984–1989 | 27 | 41 |
| 7 | V. P. Singh | 1989–1990 | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | Chandra Shekhar | 1990–1991 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | P. V. Narasimha Rao | 1991–1996 | 32 | 39 |
| 10 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 1996, 1998–2004 | 29 | 32 |
| 11 | H. D. Deve Gowda | 1996–1997 | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | Inder Kumar Gujral | 1997–1998 | 4 | 6 |
| 13 | Manmohan Singh | 2004–2014 | 71 | 46 |
| 14 | Narendra Modi | 2014–present | 97 | 79 |
Jawaharlal Nehru
In his sixteen-year long tenure as the Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru made 35 international trips, visiting 43 countries, including visits to the United States to attend the United Nations General Assembly.
| Number of visits | Country |
|---|---|
| 1 visit (27) | Austria, Bhutan, British Hong Kong, Cambodia, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Iran, Japan, Laos, Malaya, Mexico, Netherlands, North Vietnam, Norway, Poland, Sikkim, South Vietnam, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, West Germany |
| 2 visits (12) | Burma, China, France, Ireland, Italy, Lebanon, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Soviet Union, Syria, Yugoslavia |
| 3 visits (2) | Ceylon, Indonesia |
| 4 visits (1) | United States |
| 7 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.
| Number of visits | Country |
|---|---|
| 1 visit (7) | Burma, Canada, Egypt, Nepal, Pakistan, United Kingdom, Yugoslavia |
| 2 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.
| Number of visits | Country |
|---|---|
| 1 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, Zimbabwe |
| 2 visits (14) | Afghanistan, Australia, Austria, Bhutan, Bulgaria, Burma, Cyprus, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Nepal, Romania, Tanzania, Zambia |
| 3 visits (4) | Mauritius, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, United Arab Republic |
| 5 visits (3) | France, United Kingdom, Yugoslavia |
| 6 visits (1) | United States |
| 9 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.
| Number of visits | Country |
|---|---|
| 1 visit (12) | Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, Kenya, Nepal, Poland, Sri Lanka, United States, West Germany, Yugoslavia |
| 2 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.
| Number of visits | Country |
|---|---|
| 1 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, Zambia |
| 2 visits (9) | Bangladesh, Bhutan, France, Nepal, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Vietnam, Yugoslavia, Zimbabwe |
| 3 visits (2) | Japan, Pakistan |
| 4 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.
| Number of visits | Country |
|---|---|
| 1 visit (4) | Malaysia, Maldives, Namibia, Soviet Union |
| Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Purpose | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Namibia |
Windhoek | March 1990 | Namibian Independence Day celebrations | [1] |
| 2 |  Malaysia |
Kuala Lumpur | 1–4 June 1990 | 1st G-15 summit | [1] |
| 3 |  Maldives |
Malé | 22–24 June 1990 | State visit | [1] |
| 4 |  Soviet Union |
Moscow | July 1990 | State visit | [1] |
Chandra Shekhar
In his tenure as the Prime Minister, Chandra Shekhar made 2 international trips, visiting 2 countries.
| Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Purpose | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maldives |
Malé | 22–24 November 1990 | 6th SAARC summit | [1] |
| 2 |  Nepal |
Kathmandu, Janakpur, Biratnagar | 13–15 February 1991 | State visit | [1] |
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.
| Number of visits | Country |
|---|---|
| 1 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, Zimbabwe |
| 2 visits (3) | China, Germany, Switzerland |
| 3 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.
| Number of visits | Country |
|---|---|
| 1 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, Vietnam |
| 2 visits (10) | Cambodia, France, Germany, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Turkey |
| 3 visits (1) | Russia |
| 5 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.
| Number of visits | Country |
|---|---|
| 1 visit (6) | Bangladesh, Italy, Mauritius, Russia, Switzerland, Zimbabwe |
| Country[2] | Areas visited | Date(s) | Purpose | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Zimbabwe |
Harare | 3–5 November 1996 | 6th G-15 summit | [3] |
| 2 |  Italy |
Rome | 15–17 November 1996 | World Food Summit | [3] |
| 3 |  Bangladesh |
Dhaka | 6–7 January 1997 | [3] | |
| 4 |  Mauritius |
Port Louis | February 1997 | [3] | |
| 5 |  Switzerland |
Davos | February 1997 | World Economic Forum | |
| 6 |  Russia |
Moscow | 24–26 March 1997 | [3] | |
Inder Kumar Gujral
In his tenure as the Prime Minister, Inder Kumar Gujral made 4 international trips, visiting 6 countries.
| Number of visits | Country |
|---|---|
| 1 visit (6) | Bangladesh, Egypt, Maldives, South Africa, Uganda, United States |
| Country[2] | Areas visited | Date(s) | Purpose | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maldives |
Malé | 12–14 May 1997 | SAARC summit | |
| 2 |  United States |
New York City | 22 September 1997 | Met with US President Bill Clinton at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City | [4] |
| 3 |  Egypt |
Cairo | 24–25 October 1997 | ||
 Uganda |
Kampala | 26–27 October 1997 | |||
 South Africa |
Johannesburg, Durban | 28–31 October 1997 | |||
| 4 | Bangladesh |
Dhaka | 14–15 January 1998 | [5] | |
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.
| Number of visits | Country |
|---|---|
| 1 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, Vietnam |
| 2 visits (7) | Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, South Korea |
| 3 visits (3) | Brazil, Indonesia, Thailand |
| 4 visits (5) | China, France, Germany, South Africa, United Kingdom |
| 5 visits (1) | Japan |
| 9 visits (1) | Russia |
| 10 visits (1) | United States |
Narendra Modi
As of May 2026, Narendra Modi has made 99 international trips, visiting 79 countries, including visits to the United States to attend the United Nations General Assembly.
As of May 2026[update]:
| Number of visits | Country |
|---|---|
| 1 visit (42) | Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brunei, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana, Greece, Guyana, Iran, Ireland, Kenya, Kuwait, Mexico, Mongolia, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Rwanda, Seychelles, Spain, Sweden, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Vatican City, Vietnam |
| 2 visits (17) | Afghanistan, Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mauritius, Myanmar, Oman, Qatar, South Korea, Switzerland |
| 3 visits (6) | Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Uzbekistan |
| 4 visits (5) | Bhutan, Brazil, South Africa, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom |
| 5 visits (2) | Nepal, Singapore |
| 6 visits (2) | China, Germany |
| 7 visits (2) | Russia, United Arab Emirates |
| 8 visits (2) | France, Japan |
| 10 visits (1) | United States |