Archive · 31 Dec 2025
PM Modi's Busiest Travel Year Since 2015
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had his busiest year of foreign travel since 2015 in 2025.
He visited 23 countries and spent 42 days abroad.
This was because of important things like Operation Sindoor, needing to find special minerals, and making new trade deals.
He also had fewer elections at home, which gave him more time to travel.
In 2015, he visited even more countries, 28, and spent 54 days abroad.
His travel was less in the years between because of the COVID-19 pandemic and elections.
But now, he is traveling as much as he did at the start of his first term.
PM Modi completed 11 foreign tours in 2025, visiting 23 countries and spending 42 days abroad.
This marked his busiest travel year since 2015, when he visited 28 countries and spent 54 days abroad.
Key drivers for the increased travel included Operation Sindoor, securing critical minerals, and diversifying export markets due to U.S. tariffs.
The India-Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) was a significant outcome of his recent visits.
Domestic electoral calendar in 2025 was relatively light, with only two assembly elections held, facilitating more foreign travel.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- What
- Completed 11 foreign tours, visiting 23 countries and spending 42 days abroad in 2025
- When
- Throughout 2025, with a notable increase in travel after May
- Where
- Visited countries including Jordan, Ethiopia, Oman, among others
- Why
- Driven by Operation Sindoor, export pressures, and the hunt for critical minerals
- Countries Visited in 2025
- 23
- Days Spent Abroad in 2025
- 42
- Foreign Tours in 2025
- 11
- Countries Visited in 2015
- 28
- Days Spent Abroad in 2015
- 54
- Foreign Tours in 2015
- 13
- Key Agreement Signed
- India-Oman CEPA
- Domestic Elections in 2025
- 2 (Delhi and Bihar)