Frequent Flyer

Having just returned from Europe only to take off for Kazakhstan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will once again be leaving on his jetplane, this time for a June 26 meeting with Donald Trump in Washington DC. Pictures of the prime minister walking hand in hand with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and clasping the new French President, Emmanuel Macron, in a lingering embrace became an internet meme. Trump too has had a number of odd physical encounters with foreign leaders. Their handshake will be one for the ages. Like Trump, Modi uses body language to project confidence. Unlike Trump, Modi has taken to the world stage with gusto, flying to dozens of countries in his time in office and receiving warm welcomes.

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FOREIGN TRIPS BETWEEN JUNE 15, 2014, AND MAY 12, 2017; 123 DAYS SPENT ABROAD, OVER 10% OF HIS TENURE SO FAR

340,000

KILOMETRES FLOWN, OR NEARLY 9 TIMES AROUND THE WORLD

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INDIVIDUAL COUNTRIES VISITED

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VISITS TO THE US, THE MOST MADE TO ANY COUNTRY. IF HIS MOST RECENT TRIPS ARE INCLUDED, FRANCE AND RUSSIA HAVE BEEN VISITED THREE TIMES EACH

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DAYS MODI STAYED ABROAD IN HIS FIRST YEAR AS PM

`275 CRORE

SPENT ON FLIGHTS UP TO SEPTEMBER 2016. THE PMO HAS NOT REPORTED THE MORE RECENT BILLS YET

`31.3 CRORE

AIR COSTS FOR ONE 8-DAY TRIP IN APRIL 2015 TO FRANCE, GERMANY AND CANADA

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TRIPS UPCOMING BETWEEN JUNE 25 AND JULY 8, TO THE US, ISRAEL, GERMANY