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Manmohan Singh Blended Growth With Green Goals

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Manmohan Singh Blended Growth With Green Goals

New Delhi: Manmohan Singh, often hailed as the architect of modern India’s economic reforms, also championed environmental conservation and climate action during his decade-long tenure as prime minister (2004-2014). Under his leadership, India launched the National Action Plan on Climate Change, passed the landmark Forest Rights Act (FRA) to protect the rights of tribal communities,…

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Manmohan Singh’s Reforms Inspired Countless Young Economists: Gita Gopinath

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Manmohan Singh’s Reforms Inspired Countless Young Economists: Gita Gopinath

New Delhi: Condolence messages from economists mourning the death of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh poured in on Friday, with IMF Deputy Director Gita Gopinath stating that the economic reforms he ushered in as finance minister in 1991 had inspired countless young economists like her. “Dr. Manmohan Singh’s 1991 budget unshackled India’s economy, significantly enhancing…

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India’s Economic Wheel Did Not Move Without A Push From Manmohan Singh

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India’s Economic Wheel Did Not Move Without A Push From Manmohan Singh

New Delhi: India’s economic growth post-liberalisation cannot be hailed without recognizing the significant contribution of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh. His journey began long before he assumed charge as the 13th Prime Minister of the country. When India was facing a balance of payments crisis, Dr Singh, along with then Prime Minister PV Narasimha…

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Yes, History Will Be Kinder To You. For Manmohan Singh, A Deluge Of Posts

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New Delhi: Weeks before leaving office as Prime Minister in 2014, Dr Manmohan Singh made a statement that would be repeated even after his death. “I honestly believe history will be kinder to me than the contemporary media or for that matter, the Opposition parties in Parliament,” he said, responding to NDTV’s Sunil Prabhu who…

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Manmohan Singh, Born In Undivided India, Often Spoke About Communal Harmony

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Manmohan Singh, Born In Undivided India, Often Spoke About Communal Harmony

New Delhi: Born in a village in undivided Punjab, now in Pakistan, former prime minister Manmohan Singh’s family witnessed first-hand the tragic Partition and he often spoke of communal harmony in his long public life. Dr Singh, the architect of India’s economic reforms, died on Thursday night. He was 92. He was born in Gah…

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Manmohan Singh Was A Visionary Economist With Integrity: Raghuram Rajan

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Manmohan Singh Was A Visionary Economist With Integrity: Raghuram Rajan

New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was a brilliant economist with a visionary outlook on India’s potential, combined with a fine sense of political feasibility, former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan said on Friday. Dr Singh, the architect of India’s economic reforms, passed away here late on Thursday at the age of 92. Mr Rajan…

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How Manmohan Singh Became “Accidental PM” After Shock UPA Victory In 2004

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How Manmohan Singh Became “Accidental PM” After Shock UPA Victory In 2004

New Delhi: In his signature white kurta-pyjama and blue turban, Manmohan Singh, then 71, took the oath of office as India’s 14th Prime Minister on May 22, 2004. Members of Dr Singh’s family, political allies, and predecessors – including Atal Bihari Vajpayee – looked on as a quiet and reserved leader assumed the reins of…

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Crowning Glory Of Manmohan Singh’s Leadership

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Crowning Glory Of Manmohan Singh’s Leadership

New Delhi: India’s epochal civil nuclear agreement with the United States in 2008 will remain a crowning glory for Manmohan Singh’s prime ministership in the foreign policy domain as it not only ended the country’s nuclear apartheid but created a favourable geopolitical configuration. Dr Singh, the then prime minister, was so convinced about the futuristic…

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