The record of engagements

Her first address to the country as Head of State, delivered on the eve of the seventy-sixth Independence Day, three weeks after taking office.

Represented India at the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. Her first journey abroad as President.

Launched the national campaign for the elimination of tuberculosis, a public-health commitment she has continued to associate with the office.

The first President of India to inaugurate the Mysuru Dasara, one of the oldest continuously observed state festivals in the country.

Her first return to her home state as Head of State, including a visit to the Jagannath Temple at Puri.

The gardens of Rashtrapati Bhavan were given the common name Amrit Udyan and opened to the public. The annual opening has since become a fixture of the Delhi calendar.

President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt was Chief Guest at the seventy-fourth Republic Day celebrations, the first Egyptian Head of State to be so received.

As Supreme Commander of the Defence Forces, flew a sortie in a Sukhoi-30 MKI of the Indian Air Force — the third President of India to fly in a fighter aircraft.

The first State visit by an Indian President to Suriname, marking the anniversary of the arrival of Indian indentured labourers. She was conferred the Grand Order of the Chain of the Yellow Star, Suriname’s highest civilian honour.

The first visit by an Indian President to Serbia, with bilateral talks with President Aleksandar Vučić.

President Emmanuel Macron of France was Chief Guest at the seventy-fifth Republic Day celebrations.

Presented the Nari Shakti Puraskar, the national award for exceptional work by women and by institutions working for women, on International Women’s Day.

Chief Guest at the National Day celebrations of Mauritius. She was conferred an honorary Doctor of Civil Law by the University of Mauritius.

Presented the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award, at his residence, in the presence of the Vice-President, the Prime Minister and senior ministers.

Administered the oath of office and secrecy to Shri Narendra Modi as Prime Minister and to the Union Council of Ministers, following the 2024 general election.

Her Article 87 address to both Houses assembled together at the commencement of the first session of the eighteenth Lok Sabha.

The Durbar Hall and the Ashok Hall, the two principal ceremonial rooms of Rashtrapati Bhavan, were renamed Ganatantra Mandap and Ashok Mandap.

The first visit by an Indian Head of State to Fiji. She addressed the Parliament of Fiji and was made a Companion of the Order of Fiji, the country’s highest civilian honour.

Bilateral meetings with the Governor-General and the Prime Minister of New Zealand, and an address to an education conference.

The first visit by an Indian President to Timor-Leste. Memoranda of understanding were signed, and she was conferred the Grand-Collar of the Order of Timor-Leste.

The first visit by an Indian President to Algeria in thirty-nine years, including an India–Algeria economic forum. She received an honorary doctorate in political science.

The first visit by an Indian President to Mauritania. Bilateral talks were held and four memoranda of understanding signed.

Memoranda of understanding on health, youth affairs and pharmaceuticals, and the donation of medical equipment.

President Prabowo Subianto of Indonesia was Chief Guest at the seventy-sixth Republic Day celebrations.

Inaugurated the second edition of the cultural festival at Rashtrapati Bhavan, presenting the diversity of India’s regions within the President’s Estate.

The first State visit by an Indian President to Portugal in twenty-seven years, marking fifty years of diplomatic relations. She received the Key of Honour of the City of Lisbon and honorary citizenship.

The first visit by an Indian President to Slovakia in twenty-nine years. Two memoranda of understanding were signed and Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra conferred an honorary doctorate.

Represented India at the funeral of Pope Francis, laying a wreath and attending the funeral Mass.

Flew a sortie of approximately thirty minutes in a Rafale of the Indian Air Force, becoming the first President of India to have flown in two different fighter types.

The first visit by an Indian President to Angola, coinciding with the fiftieth anniversary of Angolan independence. She addressed the National Assembly of Angola.

The first visit by an Indian President to Botswana. She addressed the National Assembly of Botswana.

Her Article 87 address to both Houses at the commencement of the first session of the year, opening the Budget Session.

The first visit by a President of India to Moldova. Bilateral talks were held with the President of Moldova and with the President of the Parliament.

The first visit by a President of India to North Macedonia, including an address to the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia.

The first visit by an Indian Head of State to Romania in more than three decades. She was received with military honours at Cotroceni Palace and held official talks with the President of Romania.

The programme included the India–Romania Business Forum, a wreath-laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, a visit to the Dimitrie Gusti National Village Museum, and a tree planting under the ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ initiative. The Bucharest University of Economic Studies conferred an honorary doctorate.