Area visited- Victoria (10-11 March)
Purpose- State visit for India-Seychelles relations
Agreement/Outcomes- Any PM visited after 34 years.
-> Announced another Dornier aircraft for Seychelles and also a Coastal Surveillance Radar Project as a symbol of bilateral cooperation.
-> The two sides signed four agreements, including on cooperation in hydrography, renewable energy, infrastructure development and sale of electronic navigational charts.
-> PM thanked Seychelles for endorsing India for Permanent Membership in Security Council of UN.
Area visited- Port Louis (11-13 March)
Purpose- State visit for India-Mauritius relations
Agreement/Outcomes- PM offered $500 million credit to Mauritius.
-> Signed 5 MOUs in the field of 'Ocean Economy'; Cooperation in the field of Traditional System of Medicine and Homeopathy; Improvement in Sea and Air Transportation Facilities at Agalega Island of Mauritius; Programme for Cultural Cooperation between the Republic of India and the Republic of Mauritius for the year 2015-18.
-> Export of fresh mangoes from India to Mauritius;
Area visited- Colombo, Jaffna (13-14 March)
Purpose- State visit for India-Sri lanka relations
Agreement/Outcomes- Raised Fishermen's issues between India and Sri Lanka.
-> India and Sri Lanka signed four pacts- agreement on visa, customs to simply trade and reduce non-tariffs, youth development and building Rabindranath Tagore memorial.
Area visited- Singapore (29 March)
Purpose- State Funeral of Lee Kuan Yew; and for India-Singapore relations
Agreement/Outcomes- Funeral of Lee Kuan Yew
->To cement India-Singapore bilateral ties and bolster India’s Look East policy.
Area visited- Paris, Toulouse, Neuve-Chapelle (9-12 April)
Purpose- State visit for India-France relations
Agreement/Outcomes- 20 Pacts were signed between GOI and France Government.
-> 36 Rafael Jets deal
Area visited- Berlin, Hannover (12-14 April)
Purpose- State visit for India-Germany relations
Agreement/Outcomes- No pact was inked.
-> Visit in order to bring investment in India through German Industries and bolster the Make-in India project.
Area visited- Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver (14-16 April)
Purpose- State visit for India-Canada relations
Agreement/Outcomes- 13 pacts were inked
-> Nuclear fuel deal for the supply of Uranium
-> Modi announced Electronic Visa Authorization for tourist visa for Canadian nationals.
-> Growth of Clean energy, Space, Security cooperation
-> Strengthen Defense ties and Comprehensive Economic development.
Area visited- Xi'an, Beijing, Shanghai (14-16 May)
Purpose- State visit for India-China relations
Agreement/Outcomes- List of 24 Agreements signed between GOI and China Government.
Area visited- Ulan Bator (16-17 May)
Purpose- State visit for India-Mongolia relations
Agreement/Outcomes- Signed 14 pact such as for enhancing cooperation in border guarding, policing and surveillance.
-> Credit line $1 billion offered to Mongolia.
-> Cooperation in Civil nuclear domain such as societal and industrial applications of radioisotopes, exploration and mining of radioactive minerals in Mongolia, and human resource development.
Area visited- Seoul (18-19 May)
Purpose- State visit for India-Seoul relations.
Agreement/Outcomes- 7 pacts were inked including the revision of DTAA (Double Tax Avoidance Agreement) rules.
-> Two sides agreed on cooperation in Audio-Visual production
-> South Korea will invest $10 billion in Infrastructure of India.
Area visited- Dhaka (6-7 June)
Purpose- State visit for India-Bangladesh relations, and Land Swap Agreement
Agreement/Outcomes- Land Swap final agreement.
-> 20 pacts were tabled during Modi's visit.
-> A $2 billion credit facility for Bangladesh to use for infrastructure, power, health and education projects.
-> Inland water transit and Trade agreement were signed.
-> Trans-border bus service on the Dhaka-Shillong-Guwahati and Kolkata-Dhaka-Agartala routes will be started.
Area visited- Tashkent (6 July)
Purpose- State visit for India-Uzbekistan relations
Agreement/Outcomes- Strengthening long-term bilateral cooperation covering various sectors such as political ties, security, counter-terrorism, trade and investment, science and technology, cultural linkages as well as cyber security.
Area visited- Astana (7 July)
Purpose- State visit for India-Kazakhstan relations
Agreement/Outcomes- 5 key pacts were signed.
-> Military cooperation, defense manufacturing, and a contract for supplying Uranium.
Area visited- Ufa (8-10 July)
Purpose- 7th BRICS summit; and to improve India-Russia relations
Agreement/Outcomes- To participate in 7th BRICS summit and SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization)
-> SCO members agreed to include India as a member.
Area visited- Ashgabat (10-11 July)
Purpose- State visit for India-Turkmenistan relations
Agreement/Outcomes- Inked 7 pacts with Ashgabat in the field of defense and tourism.
-> Implementation of $10 billion TAPI Natural gas pipeline.
-> Cooperation in combating Terrorism in the region and Long-term investment in the energy sector.
Area visited- Bishkek (12 July)
Purpose- State visit for India-Kyrgyzstan relations
Agreement/Outcomes- Inked 4 pacts
-> Agreement on Defense cooperation, in the field of Electronics, technical cooperation in the fields of conformity assessment, standardization and sharing of expertise on mutual trade, Regional and Cultural cooperation.
Area visited- Dushanbe (12-13 July)
Purpose- State visit for India-Tajikistan relations
Agreement/Outcomes- 2 pacts were inked.
-> Programme of Cooperation (POC) between Ministries of Culture of India and Tajikistan in the field of Culture for the years 2016-18
-> Exchange of Note Verbale (NV) on setting up of Computer Labs in 37 Schools in Tajikistan
Area visited- Abu Dhabi, Dubai (16-17 August)
Purpose- State visit for India-United Arab Emirates relations
Agreement/Outcomes- Signed a Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (BIPPA).
-> Cooperation in Energy sector. Abu Dhabi National Energy company will invest $700 million in Himachal Pradesh.
Area visited: Dublin, Ireland (23 September)
Purpose: State visit for India-Ireland relations
Area visited: New York, San Jose, Washington (24-27 September)
Purpose: UN General Assembly meet, Meeting with Investors, State visit for India-US relations
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