Narendra Modi has served as the Prime Minister of India since 2014. The following is a timeline of major events of his premiership from his inauguration on 26 May 2014 till now.
2014
May 2014
June 2014
- 15âÂÂ16 June â Modi made his first foreign visit to Bhutan following an invitation by King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Tobgay. The visit was called by the media as a "charm offensive" that would also seek to check Bhutan-China relations that had recently been formalised. He also sought to build business ties, including a hydro-electric deal and inaugurated the India-funded Supreme Court of Bhutan building in Thimphu. While talking about the visit, Modi said that Bhutan was a "natural choice" for his first foreign destination because of the "unique and special relationship" the two countries shared. He added that he was looking forward to nurture and further strengthen India's special relations with Bhutan. His entourage included Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh. He was further set to discuss the insurgency in Northeast India, and China.
- 30 June â Modi went to the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SHAR) in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh to witness the launch of PSLV C23 carrying French satellite SPOT-7 along with other smaller foreign satellites. He also expressed his intention of funding a unique SAARC satellite for the use of all South Asian nations.
July 2014
- 13âÂÂ16 July â In July 2014, he visited Brazil for his first multilateral visit, the 6th BRICS summit was held at the north-eastern beach city of Fortaleza. In the Fortaleza summit the group have agreed to establish a financial institution rivaling the western dominated World Bank and IMF, The bank would be named the New Development Bank as suggested by the Indian side but Modi government failed to bag the bank's headquarter for New Delhi, which would be located in Shanghai, China. Later the BRICS leader also attended an event in BrasÃÂlia where they met the UNASUR heads of government. At the same time, the Ministry of External Affairs added Spanish to its list of available languages, which the Hindustan Times read as "indicative of the government's intent to go beyond Europe, Asia and the US to forge diplomatic and trade ties with Latin American nations." He travelled there via Germany.
- 16 July â Modi met the Brazilian President, Dilma Rousseff on the sidelines of the 6th BRICS summit in BrasÃÂlia, Brazil, in July 2014.
August 2014
September 2014
October 2014
2015
March 2015
- 23 March â Trip to Singapore.
April 2015
- 9 April â Trip to France.
- 12 April â Trip to Germany.
- 14 April â Trip to Canada.
May 2015
- 9 May â Modi launches Jan Suraksha Schemes.
- 17 May â Trip to China.
- 18 May â Trip to Mongolia.
- 19 May â Trip to South Korea.
- 25 May â Modi addresses a rally in Mathura.
- 26 May â Modi launches DD Kisan.
June 2015
- 6 June - Trip to Bangladesh
- 7 June - On behalf of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, PM Narendra Modi receives the Bangladesh Liberation War honour.
- 9 June - Assesses healthcare initiatives.
- 11 June â Bangladesh Liberation War Honour presented to Atal Bihari Vajpayee was handed over to family members by PM Narendra Modi.
- 21 June â First Yoga Day Celebrated, led by PM Narendra Modi in New Delhi. This gathering was held at Raj Path, New Delhi, India.
- 24 June - Launches Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana for providing houses for rural and urban low and mid income group.
July 2015
- 6 July â Trip to Uzbekistan.
- 8 July â Trip to Kazakhstan.
- 10 July â Trip to Russia to attend BRICS and SCO summit in Ufa, Russia.
- 13 July - PM Narendra Modi's visit to Tajikistan.
2016
February 2016
May 2016
November 2016
2017
August 2017
- The BJP Government formulated the Triple talaq Ban after 100 cases of instant triple talaq in the country since the Supreme Court judgement in August 2017.
December 2017
- 25 December - Modi inaugurates Delhi Metro's magenta line, addresses public meeting in Noida
- 28 December â Lok Sabha passed The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2017. The bill make instant triple talaq (talaq-e-biddah) in any form â spoken, in writing or by electronic means such as email, SMS and WhatsApp illegal and void, with up to three years in jail for the husband. MPs from RJD, AIMIM, BJD, AIADMK and AIML opposed the bill, calling it arbitrary in nature and a faulty proposal, while Congress supported the Bill tabled in Lok Sabha by law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. 19 amendments were moved in Lok Sabha but all were rejected.
2018
October 2018
- 31 October 2018 - The world's tallest statue, the Statue of Unity, was inaugurated by Modi.
November 2018
2019
January 2019
- 3 January â Modi attended 106th Science Congress.
- 8 January â India's lower house of parliament approves a bill that would grant residency and citizenship rights to non-Muslim immigrants Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians from three Muslim-majority countries - Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan - eligible for Indian citizenship. the Bill excludes Muslims.
February 2019
- 3 February - Modi launches multiple development projects in Srinagar. Modi lays foundation stone and inaugurates development projects in Jammu. Modi lays foundation stone and inaugurates development projects in Leh
- 11 February - Modi takes part in the 3 billionth meal of Akshaya Patra mid-day meal programme in Vrindavan
- 14 February â Pulwama suicide attack resulting in death of 40 CRPF personnel while Narendra Modi was shooting for Discovery in Jim Corbett National park.
- 26 February â Authorizes air strike on Balakot terrorist camp in Pakistan.
- 29 February â Inaugurates the National War memorial.
May 2019
June 2019
July 2019
August 2019
November 2019
- 9 November â India's Supreme Court rules to hand over the disputed site (2.77 acres) to a government-created trust to build the Ram Janmabhoomi temple, it also ruled to the government to provide an alternate 5 acres of land to the Sunni Waqf Board to build a mosque.
December 2019
- 11 December â Rajya Sabha passes the Citizenship Amendment Bill, providing a path to Indian citizenship for refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who are the religious minorities (Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians) in the three countries and who came to India before 31 December 2014. The law also reduced the naturalization period for the listed religious minorities from these countries from 11 years to 5 years.
2020
May 2020
- 12 May â Prime Minister announced an economic stimulus package of 20 trillion rupees, which is equivalent to 10% of India's gross domestic product, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- 15 May â Prime Minister gave the clarification and motto of Atmanirbhar Bharat to strong economy of the nation.
- 22 May â Prime Minister made project to counter the Amphan cyclone in West Bengal and Orissa and also visited the affected areas.
June 2020
July 2020
- 3 July â Prime Minister visits to Nimu, Ladakh to see border situation.
- 17 July - Modi delivers keynote address at United Nations Economic and Social Council session.
- 22 July - Modi attends the India Ideas Summit.
- 23 July - Modi lays foundation stone for Manipur Water Supply Project via video conferencing.
- 27 July - Modi launches High Throughput COVID testing facilities at Kolkata, Mumbai and Noida.
- 30 July â Prime Minister along with Mauritius prime minister, Pravind Jugnauth inaugurates new parliament building of Mauritius.
August 2020
September 2020
October 2020
December 2020
2021
January 2021
- 1 January - Modi lays foundation stone of Light House projects (LHPs) across six states.
- 2 January - Modi lays foundation stone of the permanent campus of IIM Sambalpur in Odisha.
February 2021
- 14 February - Modi launched five developmental projects in Kerala, projects worth crores in Tamil Nadu.
- 18 February - Modi inaugurates road projects worth Rs 7,700 crore in Assam.
March 2021
- 9 March - PM virtually inaugurated the India-Bangladesh Friendship Bridge (Maitri Setu).
- 9 March - Modi lays the foundation stone for 8 infrastructure projects together worth â¹ 3,518 crore.
- 15 March - Modi held a video-conference meeting of all chief ministers in response to the recent spike of COVID-19 cases across India.
April 2021
- 7 April - Modi held his annual interaction with students Pariksha Pe Charcha.
- 11 April - Modi launches Tika Utsav (Vaccine Festival) emphasizing on testing and awareness and urged every eligible person to get vaccinated.
2022
May 2022
- 2 May - Official visit to Germany.
- 3 May - Working visit to Denmark.
- 4 May - Trip to France.
- 16 May - Fifth trip to Nepal.
- 23 May - Trip to Japan.
June 2022
- 26 June - Trip to Germany.
- 28 June - Trip to UAE.
September 2022
- 15 September - Trip to Uzbekistan.
- 27 September - Trip to Japan.
November 2022
2023
April 2023
May 2023
June 2023
- 20 June - Modi is on a state visit to the United Nations at United States of America.
- 25 June - Modi visits Egypt.
July 2023
- 13 July - PM is on an official visit to France.
- 15 July - PM visits UAE.
August 2023
- 25 August - Trip to Greece.
September 2023
- 5 September - Trip to Indonesia.
- 9-10 September - The eighteenth meeting of G20 (Group of Twenty) was held in Bharat Mandapam, Delhi on 9âÂÂ10 September 2023. It was the first G20 summit held in India.
- 19 September - The New Parliament House was first used for official business on this during a Parliamentary Special Session. On the same day, Women's Reservation Bill, 2023 was introduced in Lok Sabha during the special session of Parliament. This legislation seeks to allocate 33 percent of the seats in the directly elected Lok Sabha, State legislative assemblies and Delhi legislative assembly for women.
November 2023
- 30 November - Trip to UAE.
2024
January 2024
February 2024
- 13 February â Modi visits UAE.
- 14 February â Modi visits Qatar.
- 25 February - Modi inaugurates Sudarshan Setu bridge.
- 29 February - Modi in Mauritius.
March 24
- 9 March - Modi inaugurates Sela Tunnel.
- 23 March â Modi visits Bhutan.
April 2024
- 1 April â Modi addresses the RBI@90 ceremony, commemorating the 90 years journey of the Reserve Bank of India.
June 2024
- 14-15 June â Modi visited Italy for the 50th G7 summit representing India on invitation by the Italian delegation, the hosts of the event. He also met several Heads of the Nations and has discussed the bilateral relations between India and the respective countries.
July 2024
August 2024
- 15 August - Modi delivered his 11th and longest Independence Day speech at Red Fort of 98 minutes.
- 21-22 August - Modi visited Poland. It marked 45 years since any Indian Prime Minister visited Poland. It draw four-year action plan for the strategic partnership that encompasses security cooperation, trade, technology, connectivity, counter-terrorism, cyber-security and health, the two sides decided to finalise a social security agreement to protect the interests of professionals working in each other's countries and to promote mobility.
- 22 August - Modi visited Ukraine. It was first time since any Indian Prime Minister visited Ukraine. India and Ukraine signed four agreements to provide for cooperation in agriculture, medicine, culture, humanitarian assistance. In a gesture of solidarity, India handed over medical support equipment to Ukraine, amounting to a total weight of 22 tonnes. Modi also called for a "path to peace through dialogue." on ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War, he added India was never a neutral, it stands with peace.
- 30 August - Modi laid the foundation stone of Vadhavan Port, which is planned to be one of the largest deep-water ports in India. The port will be in Palghar, Maharashtra and has an estimated cost of . Modi addressed the Global Fintech Fest, 2024 in Mumbai.
September 2024
- 3 September - Modi visited Brunei, This visit marked the first time when any Indian Prime minister visited Brunei.
- 4-5 September - Modi visited Singapore. This visit will build synergies in semiconductor ecosystems of Singapore and India.
- 11 September - Modi haired the first meeting of the Governing Board of Anusandhan National Research Foundation This body will continue working towards ensuring a transformation of India's research landscape, thus breaking new ground in the world of science.
- 21-23 September - PM Modi attended the QUAD Summit of 2024, an event of Indian diaspora in New York. He hosted the Roundtable of CEOs of several American companies such as Google's Sundar Pichai, Adobe's Shantanu Narayena, Accenture's Julie Sweet and NVIDIA's Jensen Huang, AMD's Lisa Su, HP Inc.'s Enrique Lores, IBM's Arvind Krishna, Dr Noubar Afeyan, Chairman of Moderna, and Verizon's Hans Vestberg. President Joe Biden also hosted Modi for a bilateral meeting in his home. He welcomed the progress made towards India sealing procurement of 31 long-endurance MQ-9B armed drones from American defence major General Atomics. Modi also addressed the 'Summit of the Future' at the UN General Assembly during the trip.
October 2024
November 2024
- 16-17 November - PM Modi visited Abuja as a state visit and held bilateral talks with President Tinubu. Modi was conferred with the national award, âÂÂGrand Commander of the Order of Nigerâ by President Tinubu.
- 18-19 November - PM Modi attended the nineteenth G20 summit held in Rio de Janeiro. This was the first G20 summit since New Delhi hosted the G20 Summit last year. He held multiple bilateral and multilateral meetings in the backdrop of this summit.
- 19-21 November - PM Modi visited Guyana, making this the first state visit by an Indian head of state in over 56 years. The President of Guyana conferred upon Modi the highest national award of Guyana, "The Order of Excellence". Modi also took part in multiple cultural and community programs, including meeting many local cricketers. Modi was also present in the 2nd India-CARICOM summit, where he held bilateral meetings with many heads of Caribbean nations.
- 25 November - Modi addressed the media at the beginning of Parliament's winter session.
December 2024
2025
January 2025
February 2025
- 10-12 February - PM Modi paid a state visit to France, during which he co-chaired AI-Action Summit in Paris along with French President Emmanuel Macron. Both leaders later traveled to Marseille and inaugurated a new Indian consulate. They later visited ITER in Saint-Paul-lès-Durance.
- 12-14 February - PM Modi paid a state visit to the US, where he held talks with the newly-elected US President Donald Trump at the White House. He also held diplomatic talks with the American NSA and other prominent American officials.
March 2025
April 2025
- 1 April - PM Modi met with the President of Chile Gabriel Boric Font at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi. There were multiple agreements made. This meeting was seen to be significant in conjecture to the large reserves of lithium, an alkali metal, present in Chile.
- 3-4 April - PM Modi visited Bangkok, Thailand for the 6th BIMSTEC Summit, where he held bilateral meetings with the Prime Minister of Thailand Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the Chief of Myanmar Junta Min Aung Hlaing and the Chief Advisor of Bangladesh Muhammad Yunus for the first time since regime change in Bangladesh. PM Modi also paid a visit to the Thai Royal Family. Later, PM Modi was accompanied by the Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra to the Wat Pho Temple in Bangkok .
- 4-6 April - PM Modi paid a state visit to Sri Lanka, where he met with the Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. Both the leaders held bilateral discussions on many important topics. PM Modi was conferred with the Sri Lanka Mitra Vibhushana, Sri Lanka's highest civillian award. Later, PM Modi paid tribute at Sri Lanka's sacred Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi Temple.
- 22 April - PM Modi departed for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to attend the second meeting of the Strategic Partnership Council. Upon his arrival in Jeddah, he was informed of a terrorist attack at a tourist spot in Pahalgam. In response, he decided to cut short his visit and immediately returned to India. The terror attack
- 23 April - PM Modi chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) at his residence at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg in response to the Pakistan-backed terrorist attack at Pahalgam.The CCS declared the suspension of the Indus Water Treaty and the termination of all Indian visas issued to Pakistani nationals.
- 27 April - PM Modi in his monthly radio address to the nation, Mann Ki Baat, criticised terror and terror sympathisers and vowed a strong and just revenge.
May 2025
- 7 May - India launched Operation Sindoor with missile strikes on terrorism-related infrastructure facilities of Pakistan-based militant groups Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir, and said that no Pakistani military or civilian facilities were targeted. PM Modi canceled his three-nation visit, originally scheduled between May 13 and May 17.
- 7-10 May - India and Pakistan had a brief armed conflict, where Pakistan called India to have a ceasefire. And thus the ceasefire was agreed.
- 12 May - PM Modi addressed the nation for the first time post Operation Sindoor and India-Pakistan conflict.
- 13 May - PM Modi visited AFS Adampur and took a series of photographs, one of which featured the S-400 system in the background, thus disproving claims made by the Pakistani military and media outlets about its destruction in Adampur.
June 2025
August 2025
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