The following is a
timeline of the
Premiership of Narendra Modi from his inauguration as
Prime Minister of India on 26 May 2014 till now. The following are the highlights of the major events that took place under his premiership.[1]
15–16 June – 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.[3] He also sought to build business ties,[4] including a hydro-electric deal and inaugurated the India-funded
Supreme Court of Bhutan building in
Thimpu.[5] 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.[6] He was further set to discuss the
insurgency in Northeast India, and China.[7]
30 June – 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
13–16 July – 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.[8] 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
Brasilia 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."[9] He travelled there via Germany.[10]
5 September – Modi meets the Australian Prime Minister,
Tony Abbott on his State Visit to India and holds talks on bilateral, regional and other important issues.
8 September – PM visits
Jammu and Kashmir; reviews situation in flood affected areas.
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.[26]
December 2017
25 December - PM Modi inaugurates Delhi Metro's magenta line, addresses public meeting in Noida
28 December – Lok Sabha passed
The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2017.[27] The bill make instant triple talaq (talaq-e-biddah) in any form – 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[clarification needed] 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.[28][29] 19 amendments were moved in Lok Sabha but all were rejected.
3 January - PM Modi attended 106th Science Congress.
8 January – 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.[31][32]
February 2019
3 February - PM Modi launches multiple development projects in Srinagar. PM Modi lays foundation stone and inaugurates development projects in Jammu. PM Modi lays foundation stone and inaugurates development projects in Leh
11 February - PM Modi takes part in the 3 billionth meal of Akshaya Patra mid-day meal programme in Vrindavan
14 February – Pulwama suicide attack resulting in death of 40 CRPF personnel while Narendra Modi was shooting for Discovery in Jim Corbett National park.
26 February – Authorizes air strike on Balakot terrorist camp in
Pakistan. [33]
5 August – Home Minister
Amit Shah moved a presidential resolution to scrap
Article 370 in the Rajya Sabha,[40] and also a bill to
reorganize the state, creating the new union territories of
Jammu and Kashmir and
Ladakh.[41] The Jammu and Kashmir reorganisation act became effective from 31 October 2019.
November 2019
9 November – 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.[42][43][44]
December 2019
11 December – 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.[45]
2020
May 2020
12 May – 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.[46]
15 May – Prime Minister gave the clarification and motto of
Atmanirbhar Bharat to strong economy of the nation.[47]
22 May – Prime Minister made project to counter the
Amphan cyclone in
West Bengal and Orissa and also visited the affected areas.[48]
14-15 June – Prime Minister Modi visited
Italy for the
50th G7 summit representing
India on invitation by the
Italian delegation, the hosts of the event.[104] He also met several Heads of the Nations and has discussed the bilateral relations between India and the respective countries.[105]
^"Coronavirus: India announces $264bn economic rescue package". bbc.com. India: BBC. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2020. India has announced a 20 trillion rupee ($264bn; £216bn) economic package to help the country cope with its prolonged coronavirus lockdown.