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New Delhi: Remembering former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, who passed away on Thursday at the age of 92, NCP-SCP MP Supriya Sule described him as one of the finest global leaders. “He was an extraordinary man. I was blessed that I had the opportunity to meet him, to talk to him, and hear him…
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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New Delhi: In May 2004 Congress leader Manmohan Singh was sworn in as Prime Minister – a position he would hold for the next decade – but the soft-spoken and erudite economist, who made headlines steering the nation through the 1991 economic reforms as Finance Minister, was a pick straight out of left field, a…
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New Delhi: Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim paid tributes to his “true friend” Dr Manmohan Singh, former two-time Prime Minister who died at the age of 92. Calling Dr Singh the “midwife of India’s emergence”, Mr Ibrahim said the praise that is poured upon the former PM is “truly well-deserved”. “The weight of grief bears…
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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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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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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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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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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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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