Government Reports Rs 557 Crore Spent on PM Modi's Foreign Visits Since 2021
Since 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has undertaken 44 foreign trips covering 65 countries, with the Ministry of External Affairs reporting a total expenditure of approximately Rs 557 crore. In 2026 alone, spending reached around Rs 74.5 crore for visits to 13 countries, including Norway, Israel, and Malaysia. These trips have resulted in 316 agreements across sectors like trade, technology, and defense. The government highlighted that such visits strengthen bilateral and global partnerships, while also providing comparative data on past prime ministerial travel costs.
First-hand measurement across 11 sources
We measured how 11 outlets covered this story. Coverage leans balanced overall (Left 0%, Centre 86%, Right 14%). Overall sentiment is neutral (54/100). Lens Score 41/100.
Outlets measured: english, news18, mint, scrollin, indiatoday, hindustantimes, wion, indiatoday, and 3 more. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
All 10 outlets scored close to centre on political lean. The real divergence here is in emphasis, not lean — compare the headlines below to see how each outlet chose to frame the same facts.
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (50–62/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
timesnow broke this story on 6 Aug, 09:03 am. Other outlets followed.