Question : Visit by Dignitaries

(a) the details of foreign trips undertaken by the Prime Minister of
India, External Affairs Minister and other dignitaries during each of the
last three months and the current month, country-wise;

(b) the details of foreign dignitaries who visited India during the last
three months and the current months, country-wise;

(c) the total amount of funds spent by the Government on the said visits;

(d) the areas identified for co-operation and discussions held during the
said visits;

(e) the agreements and MoU signed and the advantages to the country as a
result thereof;

(f) the details of the benefits accrued to India by visiting these
countries; and

(g) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to boost the bilateral
relations with these foreign countries?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
[SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN]

(a) Information is placed at Annexure 1
(b) Information is placed at Annexure 2
(c) Information is placed at Annexure 3
(e) Information is placed at Annexure 4

(d), (f) and (g) High level visits are an important means by which nations serve their national interests and implement their foreign policy objectives. Visits by dignitaries enable enhanced understanding of India’s perspectives on regional and global issues among foreign partners at the highest level.

These visits and the understandings reached therein, enable India to strengthen relations with partner countries across a wide range of sectors including trade & investment, technology and defence collaboration. Such outcomes also contribute to India’s national development agenda to promote economic growth and well being of our people.

At the multilateral level, India is increasingly contributing to shaping the global agenda on an array of cross-cutting issues such as climate change, trans-national crime & terrorism, cyber security & nuclear non-proliferation, while also offering the world, India’s own unique solutions to global partners for addressing global issues, like the International Solar Alliance and the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure.

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