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Modi’s foreign visits cost Rs 557.51 crore since 2021
Modi’s foreign visits cost Rs 557.51 crore since 2021
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s foreign visits to 77 countries cost the exchequer Rs 557.51 crore between 2021 and 2026, the government told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. Spending peaked in 2025, when…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s foreign visits to 77 countries cost the exchequer Rs 557.51 crore between 2021 and 2026, the government told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. Spending peaked in 2025, when visits to 23 countries cost Rs 187.83 crore. Expenditure so far in 2026 stood at Rs 74.59 crore, though bills for a June France visit were still being compiled. The government said 316 agreements and MoUs were signed during visits since July 2021, while India received $381.8 billion in foreign direct investment between April 2021 and December 2025.
The Indian Opinion
The familiar claims that every overseas trip is either wasteful luxury or proof of automatic diplomatic success are both too easy. The disclosed figures show a substantial public cost, but MoUs cannot be treated as delivered investment, jobs or technology. Nor can the government’s FDI total be credited entirely to the prime minister’s travel. Parliament should publish completion rates and measurable outcomes for the 316 agreements. That would show whether the spending produced value beyond photographs and announcements.
Sources (4): economictimes.indiatimes.com, hindustantimes.com, nationalheraldindia.com, indiatoday.in
This story was synthesised by AI from the 4 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 4 sources.
