Narendra Modi: Head of government, India
Narendra Modi is the head of government of India, listed by the United Nations as “Prime Minister of the Republic of India”.
Posts held
- Prime Minister of the Republic of India (head of government), India. Part of level 6: National government.
Source: Heads of State, Heads of Government, Ministers for Foreign Affairs: Public List (United Nations Protocol and Liaison Service), list dated 15 October 2026, read 20 October 2026.
Where Narendra Modi sits in the ladder of power
As head of government, Narendra Modi works at level 6: National government, above the regions, states and councils of India (regions, cities).
Above that, India is a member of:
- G20 level 10
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) level 8
- International Monetary Fund level 9
- World Bank Group level 9
Who else holds power in India
- Droupadi Murmu President of the Republic of India, India
- Subrahmanyam Jaishankar Minister for External Affairs of the Republic of India, India
Where these facts come from
Every post above is copied from an official record, linked beside it with the date it was read. The UN Protocol and Liaison Service publishes the list governments give it of their head of state, head of government and foreign minister. Names are as the source prints them, without honorifics. How this site is made.
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