PM Narendra Modi added a major record to his name in 2025. Until now, Congress leaders who became Prime Minister had addressed foreign parliaments a total of 17 times. In December of this year, PM Modi achieved a significant milestone.

The year 2025 is now drawing to a close. At the end of the year, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarked on a three-nation foreign tour. This year was a significant one for India from a political perspective. This year, PM Modi visited several countries, where he also had the opportunity to speak in Parliament. This year, PM Modi became the first Indian Prime Minister to receive the highest honors from the most countries, and also the first Prime Minister to address the Parliaments of other countries the most times.

This year, 2025, PM Modi addressed the parliaments of Ethiopia, Namibia, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, and Ghana. During his tenure, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has addressed parliaments in foreign countries a total of 18 times. This number exceeds the total number of addresses by Indian PMs belonging to the Congress Party in foreign parliaments over the past several decades. Congress Party leaders, Indian PMs, have addressed foreign parliaments a total of 17 times.

When and where did the PM address?

PM Modi has addressed the US Congress twice during separate visits. PM Modi has addressed Ethiopia in December 2025, Namibia in July 2025, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago in July 2025, Ghana in July 2025, Guyana in November 2024, the US Congress in June 2023, the Maldives in June 2019, Uganda in July 2018, the US Congress in July 2016, Afghanistan in December 2015, the UK in November 2015, Mongolia in May 2015, Mauritius in March 2015, Sri Lanka in March 2015, Fiji in November 2014, Australia in November 2014, Nepal in August 2014, and Bhutan in June 2014.

Manmohan, Indira and Nehru

Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh addressed the Parliaments of other countries seven times. Indira Gandhi addressed the Parliaments four times, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru three times, Rajiv Gandhi twice, and P.V. Narasimha Rao once. Former Prime Ministers Atal Bihari Vajpayee addressed the Parliaments of other countries twice, and Morarji Desai once.

Manmohan Singh has addressed the parliaments of the United States, Mauritius, Mongolia, Afghanistan, the United Kingdom, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. Indira Gandhi has addressed the assemblies of the United States, Britain, the Soviet Union, and Mauritius. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru has addressed the parliaments of the United States, Australia, and Britain. Rajiv Gandhi has addressed the parliaments of the United States and Britain. PV Narasimha Rao has addressed the parliaments of Australia, Atal Bihari Vajpayee has addressed the US and Australia, and Morarji Desai has addressed the US Parliament.

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