Manmohan Singh, the former Indian prime minister widely regarded as the architect of the country’s economic reform program, was cremated after a state funeral on Saturday as politicians and the public mourned his death. The veteran leader, who was also credited for a landmark nuclear deal with the United States, died late Thursday at age […]
Manmohan Singh, the former Indian prime minister widely regarded as the architect of the country’s economic reform program, was cremated after a state funeral on Saturday as politicians and the public mourned his death. The veteran leader, who was also credited for a landmark nuclear deal with the United States, died late on Thursday, aged […]
Former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh, whose economic reforms made his country a global powerhouse, has died at the age of 92. Camille Knight looks back at his life. Source link
Manmohan Singh was asleep when he got a call in June 1991 from Indian Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao’s principal secretary telling him he was going to be India’s next finance minister. Singh was surprised. As an economist, government advisor, and former central banker, he certainly understood the intricacies of the economy, but his role […]
Manmohan Singh, India’s first Sikh prime minister and the architect of the big-bang economic reforms that set the stage for the country’s emergence as a global powerhouse, has died aged 92. A hospital statement attributed Singh’s death to “age-related medical conditions”. The government announced seven days of mourning along with a state funeral for Singh. […]
Watch: Former Indian PM Manmohan Singh’s life and legacy Former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh has died at the age of 92. Singh was one of India’s longest-serving prime ministers and he was considered the architect of key liberalising economic reforms, as premier from 2004-2014 and before that as finance minister. He had been admitted […]
PM Modi mourns demise of Manmohan Singh, recalls their ’regular interactions’ when he was Gujarat CM
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh passed away on Thursday night while battling ‘age-related medical conditions’ in Delhi. The news has prompted an outpouring of grief and condolence messages on social media platforms — with many including Prime Minister Narendra Modi recalling their interactions with Singh. “India mourns the loss of one of its most distinguished […]
BREAKINGBREAKING, Singh, 92, governed as India’s 14th Prime Minister from 2004 to 2014. Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who governed the South Asian country for two terms and liberalised its economy in an earlier stint as finance minister, has died. He was 92. Singh, an economist-turned-politician who also served as the governor of the […]
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says the Liberal government’s time is up – no matter who is leading them. In a letter to Canadians this morning (Dec. 20), he said the NDP will put forward a clear motion of non-confidence in the next sitting of the House of Commons. He’s calling for Justin Trudeau to resign […]
The New Democrats will bring forward a non-confidence motion to bring down the Liberals in the next sitting of the House of Commons, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Friday. In the latest blow to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s struggling Liberal government, Singh wrote a letter addressed to Canadians in which he doubled down on his […]