Pratibha Patil Foreign Visit

• Maldivian President Waheed to visit India on May 11

  Maldivian President Mohamed Waheed will reach India on Friday on his first foreign trip to meet the top Indian leadership, during which he will discuss key bilateral issues including defence cooperation. As he cements his government's position following a tumultuous takeover in February, Mr Waheed will hold crucial talks with Prime Minister Manmoh...

• President Pratibha Patil returns from two-nation visit

  Wrapping up the last foreign tour before her tenure comes to an end on July 25, President Pratibha Patil returned to India on Tuesday after a nine-day visit to the Seychelles and South Africa.

• Full transcript: President Pratibha Patil's interview to NDTV

  Amid controversy over her foreign trips, President Pratibha Patil, in an exclusive interview to NDTV's Rahul Shrivastava, says the visits go a long way in boosting India's image internationally. She has also made it clear that the President's travel plans are drawn up by the government.

• President Pratibha Patil's foreign trip with kin 'normal practice': Govt

  The government today sought to put an end to a controversy, generated by President Pratibha Patil taking her two grandchildren on a nine-day state visit to Seychelles and South Africa, saying it is a "normal diplomatic practice".

• President Patil says her foreign visits were crucial for building ties

  As she embarked on her last tour abroad as President, Pratibha Patil today dismissed criticism over a large number of foreign visits undertaken by her, insisting that they were not on her own volition but at the request of the government to promote India's relations.

• President Pratibha Patil leaves for visit to Seychelles, South Africa

  President Pratibha Patil on Sunday left on an official tour to Seychelles and South Africa, a visit expected to further boost India's friendly ties with the two African countries.

• President Pratibha Patil's foreign trips cost record Rs 205 crore

  A series of RTI applications has revealed that Air India incurred over Rs 169 crore on use of chartered aircraft, always a Boeing 747-400, on the foreign visits by Patil, mostly accompanied by her family members. A smaller jet was used for a visit to Bhutan.

• President Pratibha Patil's foreign trips cost record Rs 205 cr

  President Pratibha Patil's foreign travel has cost the public exchequer a whopping Rs 205 crore on her foreign visits, surpassing the record of all her predecessors. Since assuming office as the country's first woman President in July 2007, Patil has undertaken 12 foreign trips covering 22 countries across four continents. She has four more months...