evidence: PM Modi visited over 55 countries in 48 foreign trips since taking over as prime minister in May 2014 Highlights - PM Modi visited over 55 countries since taking over as prime minister - Among them, 10 countries topped Foreign Direct Investments - Rs. 1,346 crore spent on Manmohan Singh's foreign visits during UPA-II [...] The details were shared by VK Singh in reply to questions on official foreign tours of Manmohan Singh during his second term as prime minister from 2009 to 2014 and of PM Modi since 2014.