List of international prime ministerial trips made by Atal Bihari Vajpayee

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This is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by Atal Bihari Vajpayee during his tenure as the Prime Minister of India from March 1998 and May 2004. The first overseas visit was to Sri Lanka to attend the 10th SAARC Summit in July 1998.[1]

Summary of international trips[edit | edit source]

Further information: Foreign relations of India

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.

Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's visits by country
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

1998[edit | edit source]

Country Areas visited Date(s) Purpose Notes
1  Sri Lanka Colombo 28–31 July 10th SAARC summit [2]
2  Oman Salalah 29–30 August State visit [2]
 Namibia Windhoek 30–31 August State visit [2]
 South Africa Durban 1–2 September 12th NAM summit [2]
 Mauritius Port Louis 3–4 September State visit [2]
3  United States New York City 22–28 September United Nations General Assembly [2]
 France Paris 29–30 September State visit [2]

1999[edit | edit source]

Country Areas visited Date(s) Purpose Notes
4  Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain 8–9 February State visit [2]
 Jamaica Montego Bay 9–12 February 9th G15 summit [2]
 Morocco Rabat 13–14 February 1999 State visit [2]
5  Pakistan Lahore 20–21 February State visit Inauguration of the Delhi–Lahore bus service.[2][3]
6  Bangladesh Dhaka 19–20 June State visit Inauguration of the Kolkata–Dhaka bus service.[3]
7  South Africa Durban 12–15 November 1999 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting [3]

2000[edit | edit source]

Country Areas visited Date(s) Purpose Notes
8  Mauritius Port Louis 10–13 March State visit [4]
9  Turkey Ankara March–April [4]
10  Italy Rome 25–27 June State visit [4]
File:Flag of Vatican City State - 2023 version.svg Vatican City Vatican City 26 June State visit [4]
 Portugal Lisbon 28–29 June State visit [4]
11  United States New York City, Washington, D.C. 5–17 September Millennium Summit
State visit 		Vajpayee was the only foreign leader to have addressed the joint session of the 106th United States Congress.[5][4]
 Germany Berlin 18–19 September State visit [4]

2001[edit | edit source]

Country Areas visited Date(s) Purpose Notes
12  Vietnam Hanoi 7–10 January State visit [4]
 Indonesia Jakarta 10–14 January State visit [4]
13  Iran Tehran 10–13 April State visit [6]
14  Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 13–16 May State visit [6]
15  Russia Moscow 4–7 November State visit [6]
 United States New York City, Washington, D.C. 7–11 November State visit and United Nations General Assembly Official working visit from 7-9 Nov. UNGA from 10 Nov.[5][6]
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom London 12–13 November State visit [6]
16  Japan Tokyo 7–11 December State visit [6]

2002[edit | edit source]

Country Areas visited Date(s) Purpose Notes
17    Nepal Kathmandu 3–6 January 11th SAARC summit [6]
18  Cambodia Phnom Penh 9–11 April State visit [7]
19  United States New York City 12 September United Nations General Assembly Met with President George W. Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City.[5]
20  Cambodia Phnom Penh 4–6 November 1st India–ASEAN summit [8]
 Laos Vientiane 6–8 November State visit [9]

2003[edit | edit source]

Country Areas visited Date(s) Purpose Notes
21  Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 22–25 February 13th NAM summit [9]
22  Germany Berlin 27–28 May State visit [9]
 Russia Saint Petersburg 29 May–1 June Tercentenary celebrations of the city [9]
France France Évian-les-Bains 1–3 June 29th G8 summit [9]
23  China Beijing, Luoyang 22–27 June State visit [9]
24  Turkey Ankara, Istanbul 16–19 September State visit [9]
 United States New York City 20–28 September United Nations General Assembly Met with President George W. Bush at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on 24 September.[5][9]
25  Indonesia Denpasar 5–8 October 2nd India-ASEAN summit [9]
 Thailand Bangkok 8–12 October State visit [9]
26  Sri Lanka Colombo 19–22 October State visit [9]
27  Russia Moscow 11–13 November State visit [9]
 Tajikistan Dushanbe 13–14 November State visit [9]
File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria Damascus 14–16 November State visit [9]
28  Nigeria Abuja 4–7 December 2003 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting [9]

2004[edit | edit source]

Country Areas visited Date(s) Purpose Notes
29  Pakistan Islamabad 3–6 January 2004 12th SAARC summit [9]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Narayanan Kutty, Sumitha; Ladwig III, Walter C. (March 2025). "Nonresident Prime Ministers? Measuring India's Foreign Policy Orientation via Leadership Travel". International Studies Quarterly. 69 (1).
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 "Annual Reports Prior to 1999 : Annual Report 1998-1999".
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Indiaís Neighbours".
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 "Introduction and Synopsis".
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "India - Visits by Foreign Leaders - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 "India's Neighbours".
  7. ↑ "Annual Report 2004–2005".
  8. ↑ "Bilateral Brief - India-Cambodia". www.indembassyphnompenh.org. Archived from the original on 2 May 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  9. ↑ 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 9.11 9.12 9.13 9.14 9.15 "Annual Report (1 january 2003 - 31 march 2004)".

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