The Indian Prime Minister is a little bit of a globe-trotter, alleviating the ennui of managing a country of 1.3 billion people, more often than not. Looking back at the theatrical performance of the man who's put India on the world map, we are now going to see how much he travelled and to what all places.
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Modi's travel diaries first came to everyone's notice in the initial year of his rule, when media couldn't help but compare it to the former Indian PM, Dr Manmohan Singh. While Singh visited a total of 27 countries during his first three years, Modi visited nearly double the number, a total of 49 countries in a similar time span.
Here's a brief account of Modi's trips in 2017:
1 Sri Lanka: 11 – 12 May
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As the first trip of 2017, Modi visited Sri Lanka to mark the UN Vesak Day, the most important in the Buddhist calendar. This trip came 158 days after his last trip. The event was held in Colombo from May 12 to 14.
2 Germany: 29-30 MaySoon after Sri Lanka, Modi headed to Germany followed by Spain, Russia and France. This trip was done to initiate bilateral relations and seek investment. In the six-day long trip, Modi's first leg included a brief visit to Germany where he met Chancellor Angela Merkel to chart out a future roadmap of cooperation with a focus on trading and investment.
3 Spain: 30–31 May
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In over three decades, Modi became the first PM to visit Spain in an official capacity. There he met the President of Spain, Mariano Rajoy to boost bilateral trade activities.
4 Russia: 31 May–2 JuneIn the third leg of the same trip had Modi meeting the Russian PM Vladimir Putin for the 18th India-Russia Annual Summit. He even talked about Yoga at the meeting and urged Russia to participate in the worldwide celebration of Yoga day.
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5 France: 2–3 June
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He visited France to further strengthen the ties it already had with the country for years. There, he discussed the possible solution for terrorism and the means to fight climate change by protecting the earth and its natural resources as per the Paris Agreement. This was his third visit to France.
6 Kazakhstan: 8–9 June
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Nursultan Nazarbayev, the President of Kazakhstan was utterly delighted to host the Indian PM over the two-day summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. This one was yet another bilateral push for the betterment of ongoing operations. Modi even took it to Facebook to express his gratitude and how good India was doing at the event "On the completion of this meeting, India will become a full Member of the SCO upon which SCO will represent over 40 percent of humanity and nearly 20 percent of global GDP."
7. Portugal: 24 June
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Another state visit by Modi, Portugal was the first leg of his three-nation tour during which he held talks with his Portuguese counterpart Antonio Costa to boost bilateral ties. He briefly addressed various joint initiatives and decisions at the meet.
8. US: 25–26 June
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Indubitably, this trip was a great establishment of personal equation among the two leaders and a treat for the world to see. Not only did he meet Donald Trump, but also top American CEOs of global giants, including Apple, Microsoft and Google. He further discussed maritime security, data sharing, and terrorism and how they can combat it together etc.
9. Netherlands: 27 June
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Even though just for a day, Modi's visit to the Netherlands was quite a successful affair. He has even gifted a bicycle from the Prime Minister of Netherlands, Mark Rutte. This was the last destination of his three-nation tour of Portugal, the US and the Netherlands. He also addressed the Indian community there.
10. Israel: 4–6 July
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Modi broke another record this year and became the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Israel. During the three-day visit, he met Benjamin Netanyahu. The trip was further popularized by his meeting with the young Moshe Holtzberg, the kid who survived the 26/11 terror attacks.
11. Germany: 7–8 JulyThis time for the G-20 Summit, for the second time in one year, Modi visited Germany. In his meeting, he met Merkel to seek some help in handling economic offenders. He further discussed issues with respective country leaders to strengthen ties.
12. China: 3–5 September
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The chances of BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) countries producing pertinent resolutions became week with the escalating tension between India and China. However, after India and China agreed to disengage their troops from the site of the standoff on the Doklam plateau in Bhutan, Modi agreed to visit China in Xiamen. On the margins of this summit, bilateral talks were held between the two leaders.
13. Myanmar: 6–7 September
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On his way back from the BRICS Summit in China, Modi made a stopover at Myanmar before coming back to India. This was his first bilateral visit to our neighbouring country. The meeting between him and the leaders of Myanmar was a hot pick for the world as it happened amid the ongoing tension of 1.1 million Rohingya Muslims crisis.
14. Philippines: 12–14 November
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The last trip of 2017 was to the Philippines, where our PM attended the 12th East Asia Summit along with leaders from 17 other countries. It's the same meet that gave birth to many memes, especially the one with the weird handshake.
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Wrapping up 2017 with 14 'Official Trips', Modi will soon be heading to UAE, China, Argentina, South Africa, Singapore and Sri Lanka as part of his 2018's agenda. All of this combined, he nearly spent a month travelling across the world. What did you do?
Source: Modi Travelled To 14 International Destinations In 2017 And All You Did Was Stare Outside The Window
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