Reportedly previous American presidents to the country and it all began about 60 years ago when Dwight D Eisenhower became the first US President to visit india to give a fillip to bilateral relationship which has seen many ups and downs to finally settle down in the last few decades as a strategic partnership.
Dwight D. Eisenhower -- december 9-14, 1959
It was a landmark maiden visit by an American president and Eisenhower was greeted with a 21-gun salute when he landed in the national capital.
Richard Nixon -- July 31-August 1, 1969
Nixon's visit to india could not match the euphoria and excitement of Eisenhower's. He stayed in the country for less than a day and it achieved little with Nixon siding with pakistan at the time of the 1971 bangladesh War.
Jimmy Carter january 1-3, 1978
Carter's visit came just months after the Janata Party's morarji desai succeeded indira gandhi as the country's prime minister. During his three-day visit, President Carter addressed parliament and visited a village near delhi which was later named after him.
Bill Clinton -- march 19-25, 2000
This was a presidential visit from America after over two decades and many regard it as a game-changing event during which Clinton and prime minister atal bihari vajpayee set the tone for deepening of bilateral ties.
George W Bush -- march 1-3, 2006
Bush and First Lady Laura Bush visited during prime minister manmohan Singh's first term in office. During his stay, Bush delivered a speech before a select audience at Delhi's Purana Qila. But the visit will be remembered for the finalisation of the nuclear deal which later allowed india to pursue nuclear commerce.
Barack obama november 6–9, 2010 (First US President to visit the country twice while in office)
In 2015, when obama again visited along with First Lady Michelle, he became the first US President to visit the country twice while in office.
It was indeed a trip of many firsts, as obama was also the first US President to be the chief guest at India's Republic Day Parade. He met President pranab mukherjee and held wide-ranging talks with prime minister narendra Modi.
