Prime Minister Narendra Modi undertook his most extensive foreign travel in a decade during 2025, completing 11 tours to 23 countries and spending 42 days abroad. This diplomatic push was driven by efforts to secure critical minerals amid Chinese supply curbs and to diversify export markets due to U.S. tariffs. A key outcome was the signing of the India-Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) during a recent visit to Muscat.