New Delhi, July 25 -- India spent over Rs.362 crore on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's foreign trips since 2021, of which Rs.67 crore was spent on the PM's visit to five countries in 2025, the ministry of external affairs (MEA) informed Parliament on Thursday. The figures were shared in a written response to queries raised by Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien. The MEA provided details of expenditures on Modi's visits to five countries -- France, the United States, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and Saudi Arabia, while clarifying that bills for visits to the remaining nine countries undertaken this year are still being processed. The data showed that Rs.25.5 crore was spent on the PM's visit to France, Rs.16.5 crore for the US, Rs.4.9 crore for Thailand, Rs.4.4 for Sri Lanka and Rs.15.5 crore for Saudi Arabia. A year-wise breakdown shows that foreign visits by the PM cost over Rs.109 crore in 2024, Rs.93 crore in 2023, Rs.55 crore in 2022, and Rs.36 crore in 2021. The single-most expensive destination has been the US, with the four visits undertaken by Modi since 2021 costing over Rs.74.44 crore. This was followed by France (Rs.41.29 crore across three visits) and Japan (Rs.32.96 crore across three visits). The ministry also provided data on publicity-related expenses, noting that over Rs.1.03 crore was spent on advertising and broadcasting the PM's public engagements abroad. The highest of these expenses was in Egypt (Rs.11.90 lakh)....