# 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 reverse chronological order.

## Lal Bahadur Shastri (1964–1966)

| 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 | |
| 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 |
| Nepal | Kathmandu Mithila | 23–25 April 1965 | | |
| Soviet Union | | 11–19 May 1965 | | |
| Canada | Ottawa Montreal | June 1965 | | |
| United Kingdom | London | 17–25 June 1965 | Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference | |
| Yugoslavia | | July 1965 | | |
| Burma | | 20–23 December 1965 | | |
| Soviet Union | Tashkent | 4–10 January 1966 | Tashkent Declaration | Shastri died of a heart attack in Tashkent on 11 January 1966. |

## Morarji Desai (1977–1979)

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

## Charan Singh (1979–1980)

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

## Rajiv Gandhi (1984–1989)

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

## V. P. Singh (December 1989 – November 1990)

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

## Chandra Shekhar (November 1990 – June 1991)

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

## P. V. Narasimha Rao (1991–1996)

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

## H. D. Deve Gowda (June 1996 – April 1997)

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

## Inder Kumar Gujral (April 1997 – March 1998)

| Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Purpose(s) | Notes |
| Maldives | Malé | 12-14 May 1997 | SAARC | |
| United States | New York City | 22 September 1997 | Met with President Clinton at the UN General Assembly in New York City | . |
| Egypt | Cairo | 24-25 October 1997 | | |
| Uganda | Kampala | 26-27 October 1997 | | |
| South Africa | Johannesburg &Durban | 28-31 October 1997 | | |
| Bangladesh | Dhaka | 14–15 January 1998 | | |

## Manmohan Singh (2004–2014)

Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh made 72 foreign trips, visiting 46 countries including the United States to attend the United Nations General Assembly.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visits by country :
| 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 (1) | China, France, Germany, South Africa, United Kingdom |
| 5 visits (2) | Japan |
| 9 visits (1) | Russia |
| 10 visits (1) | United States |

## Narendra Modi (2014–present)

As of March 2025, Narendra Modi has made 85 foreign trips, visiting 73 countries, including visits to the United States to attend the United Nations General Assembly.
As of March 2025:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visits by country :
| Number of visits | Country |
| 1 visit (42) | Argentina, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brunei, Canada, Denmark, Egypt, Fiji, Greece, Guyana, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Mozambique, Netherlands, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Palestine, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Rwanda, Seychelles, Spain, Sweden, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Vatican City, Vietnam |
| 2 visits (15) | Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Italy, Kazakhstan, Laos, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Switzerland, Thailand |
| 3 visits (7) | Bhutan, Brazil, Indonesia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan |
| 5 visits (3) | China, Nepal, Singapore |
| 6 visits (1) | Germany |
| 7 visits (3) | Japan, Russia, United Arab Emirates |
| 8 visits(1) | France |
| 10 visits (1) | United States |