List of international trips made by the 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 reverse chronological order.

Narendra Modi (2014–present)[edit]

Manmohan Singh (2004–2014)[edit]

Country Areas visited Date(s) Purpose(s) Notes[1]
 Thailand Bangkok 31 July 2004 BIMSTEC summit
 United Kingdom London 20 September 2004
 United States New York City 21 September 2004 UN General Assembly [2]
 Netherlands Amsterdam
Binnenhof
The Hague
7−10 November 2004 EU-India Summit
 Laos Vientiane 28−30 November 2004 10th ASEAN Summit
 Mauritius Port Louis 30 March−2 April 2005
 Indonesia Jakarta 22−25 April 2005 Asian-African Summit
 Russia Moscow 8−10 May 2005 Victory Day Celebrations
 United Kingdom London
Auchterarder
6−9 July 2005 31st G8 summit
 United States Washington, D.C. 17−20 July 2005 [2]
 Afghanistan Kabul 28−29 August 2005
 United States New York City 11-15 September 2005 UN General Assembly
 Bangladesh Dhaka 11-13 November 2005 SAARC
 Russia Moscow 4−7 December 2005
 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 12-14 December 2005 ASEAN Summit
 Germany Berlin 22-24 April 2006
 Uzbekistan Tashkent 24-26 April 2006
 Russia Saint Petersburg 16-18 July 2006 32nd G8 summit
 Brazil Brasília 10-14 September 2006 IBSA
 Cuba Havana 14-16 September 2006 NAM Summit
 South Africa Johannesburg 30 September - 3 October 2006
 United Kingdom London 9-12 October 2006
 Finland Helsinki 12-14 October 2006 India-EU Summit
 Japan Tokyo 13-16 December 2006
 Philippines Mandaue 13-15 January 2007 ASEAN Summit, Second East Asia Summit
 Germany Berlin 6-9 June 2007 33rd G8 summit
 Nigeria Abuja 14-16 October 2007
 South Africa Johannesburg 17-18 October 2007 IBSA
 Russia Moscow 11−13 November 2007
 Singapore Singapore 20-21 November 2007 ASEAN Summit, Third East Asia Summit
 Uganda Kampala 22-25 November 2007 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
 China Beijing 11-13 January 2008
 Bhutan Thimphu 16-17 May 2008
 Japan Tōyako, Hokkaido 7-9 July 2008 34th G8 summit
 Sri Lanka Colombo 1-3 August 2008 SAARC
 United States Washington, D.C. 23−25 September 2008 United Nations General Assembly [2]
 France Paris 26 September - 1 October 2008
 Japan Tokyo 21-23 October 2008
 China Beijing 24-25 October 2008 ASEM
 Oman Muscat 8-9 November 2008
 Qatar Doha 9-10 November 2008
 United States Washington, D.C. 14−15 November 2008 2008 G20 Washington summit [2]
 United Kingdom London 31 March - 3 April 2009 2009 G20 London summit
 Russia Yekaterinburg 15−17 June 2009 1st BRIC summit, SCO
 Italy L'Aquila 7-10 July 2009 35th G8 summit
 France Paris 13 July 2009
 Egypt Sharm El Sheikh 14-16 July 2009 NAM Summit
 United States Pittsburgh 24−25 September 2009 2009 G20 Pittsburgh summit [2]
 Thailand Cha-am &Hua Hin 23-25 October 2009 ASEAN Summit, Fourth East Asia Summit
 United States Washington, D.C. 21−26 November 2009 [2]
 Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain 27-29 November 2009 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
 Russia Moscow 6−8 December 2009
 Denmark Copenhagen 17 December 2009
 Saudi Arabia Riyadh 27 February - 1 March 2010
 United States Washington, D.C. 11−13 April 2010 2010 Nuclear Security Summit [2]
 Brazil Brasília 14-17 April 2010 2nd BRIC summit
 Bhutan Thimphu 28-30 April 2010 SAARC
 Canada Toronto 25-29 June 2010 2010 G20 Toronto summit
 Japan Tokyo 24-25 October 2010
 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 26-27 October 2010
 Vietnam Hanoi 28-30 October 2010 ASEAN Summit, Fifth East Asia Summit
 South Korea Seoul 10-12 November 2010 2010 G20 Seoul summit
 Belgium Brussels 9-10 December 2010
 Germany Berlin 11-12 December 2010
 China Beijing 12-14 April 2011 3rd BRICS summit
 Kazakhstan Astana 15-16 April 2011
 Afghanistan Kabul 12-13 May 2011
 Ethiopia Addis Ababa 23-25 May 2011
 Tanzania Dodoma 26-28 May 2011
 Bangladesh Dhaka 6-7 September 2011
 United States Washington, D.C. 21-27 September 2011 Sixty-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly
 France Cannes 2-5 November 2011 2011 G20 Cannes summit
 Maldives Addu City 9-12 November 2011 17th SAARC summit
 Indonesia Bali 17-19 November 2011 ASEAN Summit, Sixth East Asia Summit
 Singapore Singapore 20 November 2011
 Russia Moscow 15−17 December 2011
 South Korea Seoul 23-27 March 2012 2012 Nuclear Security Summit
 Myanmar Naypyidaw 27-29 May 2012
 Mexico Los Cabos 16-18 June 2012 2012 G20 Los Cabos summit
 Brazil Brasília 19-23 June 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development
 Iran Tehran 28-31 August 2012 16th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement
 Cambodia Phnom Penh 18-20 November 2012 ASEAN Summit, Seventh East Asia Summit
 South Africa Durban 25-29 March 2013 5th BRICS summit
 Germany Berlin 10-12 April 2013
 Japan Tokyo 27-29 May 2013
 Thailand Bangkok 29-31 May 2013
 Russia Saint Petersburg 4-7 September 2013 2013 G20 Saint Petersburg summit
 United States Washington, D.C. 25 September - 1 October 2013 Sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly [2]
 Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan 9-10 October 2013 ASEAN Summit, Eighth East Asia Summit
 Indonesia Jakarta 11-12 October 2013
 Russia Moscow 20−22 October 2013
 China Beijing 22-24 October 2013
 Myanmar Naypyidaw 3-4 March 2014 BIMSTEC summit

Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1998–2004)[edit]

Inder Kumar Gujral (April 1997 – March 1998)[edit]

Country Areas visited Date(s) Purpose(s) Notes
 United States New York City 22 September 1997 Met with President Clinton at the UN General Assembly in New York City .[2]
 Bangladesh Dhaka 14–15 January 1998 [3]

H. D. Deve Gowda (June 1996 – April 1997)[edit]

Country Areas visited Date(s) Purpose(s) Notes
 Italy Rome 15–17 November 1996 World Food Summit [4]
 Zimbabwe Harare November 1996 6th G-15 Summit [4]
 Bangladesh 6–7 January 1997 [4]
 Mauritius February 1997 [4]
  Switzerland Davos February 1997 World Economic Forum
 Russia 24–26 March 1997 [4]

P. V. Narasimha Rao (1991–1996)[edit]

Country Areas visited Date(s) Purpose(s) Notes
 Germany Bonn September 1991 [5]
 Zimbabwe Harare October 1991 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 1991 [5]
 France November 1991 [5]
 Venezuela Caracas November 1991 2nd G-15 Summit [5]
 Sri Lanka Colombo December 1991 SAARC Summit [5]
 United States New York City January 1992 UN Security Council meeting Met with President George H.W. Bush during a U.N. Security Council summit in New York City.[2][5]
  Switzerland Davos 2 February 1992 [5]
 Mauritius Port Louis March 1992 Chief guest on the occasion Mauritius proclaiming itself a republic [5][6]
 Brazil Rio de Janeiro 3–14 June 1992 Earth Summit [6]
 Spain Madrid 10 June 1992 Transit visit [6]
 Portugal Lisbon 15 June 1992 Transit visit [6]
 Japan Tokyo 22–26 June 1992 [6]
 Indonesia Jakarta September 1992 10th Non-Aligned Summit [6]
 France Paris 28–30 September 1992 [6]
   Nepal Kathmandu 19–21 October 1992 [6]
 Tunisia Tunis 20 November 1992 On his way to Dakar to attend G-15 Summit, Rao stopped in Tunis on 20 November.[6]
 Senegal Dakar 21–23 November 1992 3rd G-15 Summit [6]
 Bangladesh Dhaka 10–11 April 1993 7th SAARC Summit [7]
 Thailand Bangkok April 1993 [7]
 Uzbekistan 23–25 May 1993 [7]
 Kazakhstan 25–26 May 1993 [7]
 Oman Muscat June 1993 [8][9]
 Bhutan 21–22 August 1993 [7]
 South Korea Seoul 9–11 September 1993 [7]
 China Beijing September 1993 [7]
 Iran Tehran 20–23 September 1993 [7]
  Switzerland Davos 1 February 1994 World Economic Forum [7]
 Germany 2–5 February 1994 [7][9]
 United Kingdom 13–16 March 1994 [9]
 United States 14–20 May 1994 [9]
 China June 1994 Inauguration of the Festival of India in China [9]
 Russia 29 June–2 July 1994 [9]
 Vietnam September 1994 [9]
 Singapore September 1994 [9]
 Denmark Copenhagen 8–11 March 1995 World Summit for Social Development and State visit [10]
 Maldives Malé April 1995 [10]
 France 11–14 June 1995 [10]
 Malaysia August 1995 [10]
 Turkmenistan 19–21 September 1995 [10]
 Kyrgyzstan 21–23 September 1995 [10]
 Egypt 15–16 October 1995 [10]
 Colombia Cartagena 16–20 October 1995 11th NAM summit [10]
 United States New York City October 1995 UN General Assembly [10]
 Argentina Buenos Aires 5–7 November 1995 G-15 Summit [10]
 Burkina Faso November 1995 [10]
 Ghana November 1995 [10]

Chandra Shekhar (November 1990 – June 1991)[edit]

Country Areas visited Date(s) Purpose(s) Notes
 Maldives Malé 22–24 November 1990 6th SAARC Summit [11]
   Nepal Kathmandu, Janakpur, Biratnagar 13–15 February 1991 State visit [11]

Vishwanath Pratap Singh (December 1989 – November 1990)[edit]

Country Areas visited Date(s) Purpose(s) Notes
 Namibia Windhoek March 1990 Namibian Independence Day celebrations [11]
 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 1–4 June 1990 1st G-15 summit [11]
 Maldives Malé 22–24 June 1990 State visit [11]
Template:Country data Soviet Union July 1990 State visit [11]

Rajiv Gandhi (1984–1989)[edit]

Country Areas visited Date(s) Purpose(s) Notes
Template:Country data Soviet Union March 1985 [12]
 Bangladesh Dhaka 2 June 1985 [13][12]
 Egypt June 1985 [12]
 Algeria June 1985 [12]
 United States Washington, D.C. 11–15 June 1985 [2][12]
  Switzerland Geneva 17 June 1985 71st International Labour Conference [12]
 France June 1985 [12]
 Bhutan Thimpu September 1985 [12]
 Bahamas Nassau 16–20 October 1985 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 1985 [12]
 Cuba 21–22 October 1985 [12]
 United States New York City 22–24 October 1985 Met with President Reagan on 23 October in New York City, at reception and luncheon at the U.N.[2][12]
Template:Country data Soviet Union Moscow October 1985 [12]
 Netherlands October 1985 [12]
 United Kingdom London October 1985 [12]
 Oman Muscat 17–18 November 1985 15th Anniversary of Accession to the Throne by Sultan Qaboos [12]
 Vietnam Hanoi 27 November 1985 [12]
 Japan Tokyo 28 November–1 December 1985 [12]
 Bangladesh Dhaka 7–8 December 1985 1st SAARC summit [14][12]
 Maldives Malé 7–9 February 1986 [12][15]
 Zambia May 1986 [15]
 Zimbabwe May 1986 [15]
 Angola May 1986 [15]
 Tanzania May 1986 [15]
 Mauritius July 1986 [15]
 Mexico 7–9 August 1986 [15]
 Czechoslovakia Prague 10 August 1986 On his way back from Mexico.[15]
 United Kingdom London August 1986 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 1986 [15]
 Zimbabwe Harare September 1986 Eighth Summit of the Non-Aligned [15]
 Indonesia October 1986 [15]
 Thailand October 1986 [15]
 Australia October 1986 [15]
 New Zealand October 1986 [15]
Template:Country data Soviet Union 2–4 July 1987 [16]
 Sri Lanka Colombo 29–30 July 1987 [16]
 Netherlands October 1987 Transit visit [16]
 Japan Tokyo October 1987 Transit visit Gandhi visited Japan, Canada and USA from 11 to 21 October 1987.[16]
 Canada Vancouver October 1987 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 1987 [16]
 United States Washington, D.C. 19–20 October 1987 UN General Assembly [2][16]
   Nepal Kathmandu 2–4 November 1987 SAARC Summit [16]
 Burma Rangoon 15–16 December 1987 [16]
 Pakistan Peshawar January 1988 Funeral of Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
 Sweden January 1988 Six Nation Initiative [16]
 Japan Tokyo April 1988 [17]
 Vietnam 16 April 1988 [17]
 Hungary 10–12 June 1988 [17]
 West Germany June 1988 [17]
 United States June 1988 UN General Assembly [17]
 Syria June 1988 [17]
Template:Country data Yugoslavia July 1988 Yugoslavia, Jordan, Spain and Turkey 11 to 20 July 1988.[17]
 Jordan July 1988 [17]
 Spain July 1988 [17]
 Turkey July 1988 [17]
 Bhutan 23–27 September 1988 [17]
 China 19–23 December 1988 [17]
 Pakistan Islamabad 29–31 December 1988 4th SAARC Summit [17]
   Nepal December 1988 [18]
 Pakistan 16–17 July 1989 [18]
 France Paris July 1989 Bicentenary celebrations of the French Revolution [18]
Template:Country data Soviet Union Moscow July 1989 [18]
Template:Country data Yugoslavia Belgrade 3–8 September 1989 9th NAM Summit [18]

Charan Singh (1979–1980)[edit]

Charan Singh did not make any state visits as Prime Minister.

Morarji Desai (1977–1979)[edit]

Country Areas visited Date(s) Purpose(s) Notes
 Australia February 1978 Regional Commonwealth Conference [19]
 Iran Tehran 7 June 1977 [19]
 United Kingdom London 8–15 June 1977 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 1977 [19]
 France Paris June 1977 [19]
Template:Country data Soviet Union October 1977 [19]
   Nepal November–December 1977 [19]
 Iran Tehran June 1978 Stop-over [20]
 Belgium Brussels June 1978 [20]
 United Kingdom London June 1978 [20]
 United States New York City, San Francisco, Omaha 12–15 June 1978 UN General Assembly [21][22]
 Kenya Nairobi August 1978 Funeral of Jomo Kenyatta [20]
 Sri Lanka February 1979 Chief guest on Independence Day [20]
 Bangladesh Dhaka 16–18 April 1979 [23]
 West Germany Frankfurt June 1979 [24]
Template:Country data Soviet Union 10–14 June 1979 [24]
 Poland 14–16 June 1979 [24]
 Czechoslovakia 16–18 June 1979 [24]
Template:Country data Yugoslavia 18–21 June 1979 [24]

Indira Gandhi (1966–77; 1980–84)[edit]

Lal Bahadur Shastri (1964–1966)[edit]

Country Areas visited Date(s) Purpose(s) Notes
 Egypt Cairo 5–10 October 1964 Conference of Heads of State or Government of the Non-Aligned Countries [25]
 Pakistan Karachi October 1964 On his way back from Cairo, the Prime Minister made a brief halt at Karachi and had discussions with the President of Pakistan[25]
   Nepal Kathmandu
Mithila
23–25 April 1965 [26]
Template:Country data Soviet Union 11–19 May 1965 [26]
 Canada Ottawa
Montreal
June 1965 [26]
 United Kingdom London 17–25 June 1965 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference [26]
Template:Country data Yugoslavia July 1965 [26]
 Burma 20–23 December 1965 [26]
Template:Country data Soviet Union Tashkent 4–10 January 1966 Tashkent Declaration Shastri died of a heart attack in Tashkent on 11 January 1966.[26]
 Afghanistan Kabul Shastri had been scheduled to visit Kabul on his way back from Tashkent.[26]

Jawaharlal Nehru (1947–1964)[edit]

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