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The only Indian prime minister to have died in office outside the country

  1. Jawahar lal nehru

  2. M desai

  3. Lal bahadur shastri

  4. V V giri
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Explanation

Lal Bahadur Shastri died in Tashkent, Uzbekistan (then USSR) in 1966 while serving as Prime Minister, shortly after signing the Tashkent Agreement. Nehru died in India. Morarji Desai and V.V. Giri both survived their terms. Shastri remains the only Indian PM to die in office outside India.

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