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President to visit Portugal and Slovakia

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: President to visit Portugal and Slovakia (GS2 · IR, 2 April 2025)

What happened

  • MEA announced State Visits by President Droupadi Murmu to Portugal and Slovakia from 7 to 10 April 2025 [MEA].
  • The Portugal leg is the first State Visit by an Indian President in 27 years; the last was by President K. R. Narayanan in 1998 [MEA].

Background

  • India and Portugal are marking 50 years since diplomatic relations were re-established [MEA].

Why it matters

  • Head-of-state visits to smaller EU members widen India’s base in Europe beyond France and Germany.

How to use this in Mains

GS-II Bilateral relations and effect of policies of other countries on India

  1. As per MEA (2025-04-02): MEA announced State Visits by President Droupadi Murmu to Portugal and Slovakia from 7 to 10 April 2025.
  2. Head-of-state visits to smaller EU members widen India's base in Europe beyond France and Germany.
Quotable data point

The Portugal leg is the first State Visit by an Indian President in 27 years; the last was by President K. R. Narayanan in 1998.

MEA: State Visit of the President of India to Portugal and Slovakia, 2 Apr 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: 50 years of re-established India-Portugal ties (1975 to 2025). · Mains: India and the EU, member by member.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

The last State Visit by an Indian President to Portugal before 2025 was in

Answer (a) & explanation

MEA release.

Official source: MEA: State Visit of the President of India to Portugal and Slovakia, 2 Apr 2025

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