America’s most-transactional President Donald Trump is all geared up to set his foot in India. The 36-hour trip, beginning February 24, is surely an opportunity for India to improve its bilateral relationship with the US. In today’s article, we are shear List of US Presidents Visited India Since 1947
Here’s a look at US Presidents who visited India.
#1 D. Eisenhower (1959)
More than 60 years ago, President of the United States Dwight Eisenhower visited India in 1959. This was the first visit of an American President to India. During this time he addressed a public meeting at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi and also went to see the Taj Mahal. The Prime Minister of India at that time was Jawaharlal Nehru.
#2 Richard Nixon (1969)
Richard Nixon was the second US President to visit India. Richard Nixon came to India in 1969. His India tour was part of the Asian tour. However, he spent only 22 hours in the country. This was due to the talk of his relations with the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Nixon traveled from India to Lahore, where he received a grand reception. Two years after this tour, the US stood with Pakistan in the 1971 war.
#3 Jimmy Carter (1978)
Nixon’s visit came nearly nine years after 1978’s then US President Jimmy Carter visited India. During his visit, he visited a village near Delhi and gave a television set as a gift. Later this village was named Carterpuri. At that time the Prime Minister of the country was Morarji Desai.
#4 Bill Clinton (2000)
After a gap of more than 20 years, Bill Clinton visited India in 2000 during the tenure of then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. This was the first visit of the US President to India in more than 20 years. The US supported India in the Kargil war (1999) before this trip. This was the first time America had taken the side of India.
#5 George W Bush (2006)
George W. Bush visited India in the year 2006. At this time the Prime Minister of the country was Manmohan Singh. Meanwhile, the framework of the Indo-US nuclear deal was finalized and many new avenues were opened for India.
#6 Barack Obama (2010)
Before Trump, Barack Obama, who was President of the United States twice, visited India twice. He first came in the year 2010 under the reign of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. For the second time, in 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was invited as the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations.
#7 Donald trump
Donald Trump, along with First Lady Melania Trump, will arrive for a two-day India visit on 24 February 2020. He will travel to Ahmedabad in PM Modi’s home state Gujarat, New Delhi, and Agra.
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