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

Further information: Foreign relations of India

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 country

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

1985

	Country	Areas visited	Date(s)	Purpose	Notes
1	Soviet Union		March 1985		[1]
2	Bangladesh	Dhaka	2 June 1985		[2] [1]
	Egypt		June 1985		[1]
	Algeria		June 1985		[1]
	United States	Washington, D.C.	11–15 June 1985		[3] [1]
	Switzerland	Geneva	17 June 1985	71st International Labour Conference	[1]
	France		June 1985		[1]
3	Bhutan	Thimphu	September 1985		[1]
4	Bahamas	Nassau	16–20 October 1985	1985 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting	[1]
	Cuba		21–22 October 1985		[1]
	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. [3] [1]
	Soviet Union	Moscow	October 1985		[1]
	Netherlands		October 1985		[1]
	United Kingdom	London	October 1985		[1]
5	Oman	Muscat	17–18 November 1985	15th Anniversary of Accession to the Throne by Sultan Qaboos	[1]
6	Vietnam	Hanoi	27 November 1985		[1]
	Japan	Tokyo	28 November–1 December 1985		[1]
7	Bangladesh	Dhaka	7–8 December 1985	1st SAARC summit	[2] [1]

1986

	Country	Areas visited	Date(s)	Purpose	Notes
8	Maldives	Malé	7–9 February 1986		[1] [4]
9	Zambia		May 1986		[4]
	Zimbabwe		May 1986		[4]
	Angola		May 1986		[4]
	Tanzania		May 1986		[4]
10	Mauritius		July 1986		[4]
11	Mexico		7–9 August 1986		[4]
	Czechoslovakia	Prague	10 August 1986		On his way back from Mexico. [4]
	United Kingdom	London	August 1986	1986 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting	[4]
12	Zimbabwe	Harare	September 1986	8th NAM summit	[4]
13	Indonesia		October 1986		[4]
	Thailand		October 1986		[4]
	Australia		October 1986		[4]
	New Zealand		October 1986		[4]

1987

	Country	Areas visited	Date(s)	Purpose	Notes
14	Soviet Union		2–4 July 1987		[5]
15	Sri Lanka	Colombo	29–30 July 1987		[5]
16	Japan	Tokyo	October 1987	Transit visit	Gandhi visited Japan, Canada and USA from 11 to 21 October 1987. [5]
	Canada	Vancouver	October 1987	1987 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting	[5]
	United States	Washington, D.C.	19–20 October 1987	United Nations General Assembly	[3] [5]
	Netherlands		October 1987	Transit visit	[5]
17	Nepal	Kathmandu	2–4 November 1987	3rd SAARC summit	[5]
18	Burma	Rangoon	15–16 December 1987		[5]

1988

	Country	Areas visited	Date(s)	Purpose	Notes
19	Pakistan	Peshawar	January 1988	Funeral of Abdul Ghaffar Khan
	Sweden		January 1988	Six Nation Initiative	[5]
20	Japan	Tokyo	April 1988		[6]
	Vietnam		16 April 1988		[6]
21	Hungary		10–12 June 1988		[6]
	West Germany		June 1988		[6]
	United States		June 1988	United Nations General Assembly	[6]
	Syria		June 1988		[6]
22	Yugoslavia		July 1988		Yugoslavia, Jordan, Spain and Turkey 11 to 20 July 1988. [6]
	Jordan		July 1988		[6]
	Spain		July 1988		[6]
	Turkey		July 1988		[6]
23	Bhutan		23–27 September 1988		[6]
24	China		19–23 December 1988		[6]
25	Pakistan	Islamabad	29–31 December 1988	4th SAARC summit	[6]
	Nepal		December 1988		[7]

1989

	Country	Areas visited	Date(s)	Purpose	Notes
26	Pakistan		16–17 July 1989		[7]
	France	Paris	July 1989	Bicentenary celebrations of the French Revolution	[7]
	Soviet Union	Moscow	July 1989		[7]
27	Yugoslavia	Belgrade	3–8 September 1989	9th NAM summit	[7]

See also

• List of international trips made by prime ministers of India
• History of Indian foreign relations

References

1. "Annual Reports Prior to 1999 : Annual Report 1985-86". Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
2. "Bilateral Visits". Archived from the original on 8 April 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
3. "India - Visits by Foreign Leaders - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
4. "Annual Reports Prior to 1999 : Annual Report 1986-87". Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
5. "Annual Reports Prior to 1999 : Annual Report 1987-88". Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
6. "Annual Reports Prior to 1999 : Annual Report 1988-89". Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
7. "Annual Reports Prior to 1999 : Annual Report 1989-90". Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2022.

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