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TopicDr Manmohan Singh

Topic: Dr Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh told me he had no political ambitions. As PM, he wasn’t in full control

Manmohan Singh had been dealt a very difficult hand: A rickety coalition government in which every coalition partner did what it wanted.

Former PM Manmohan Singh cremated with full state honours

The last rites were performed in the presence of the President, V-P & PM, among other top leaders & foreign dignitaries including King of Bhutan & Mauritius foreign minister.

‘A true statesman’: Biden hails Manmohan Singh’s pivotal role in strengthening US-India ties

US President credited Singh’s strategic vision and political courage for the unprecedented level of bilateral cooperation.

Will allocate space for memorial to Manmohan Singh, Shah tells Kharge amid political row

Cremation, other formalities can happen in meantime because trust has to be formed & space allocated, says govt. This comes after Kharge wrote to Modi with formal request.

Manmohan Singh, an ‘underestimated’ politician for his Congress detractors

Manmohan Singh could have done a lot of things. But he was hamstrung. He had to seek the approval of the Gandhis to even drop or shift a minister of state.

Global media remembers the ‘cerebral & soft-spoken’ Manmohan Singh, his trademark ‘self-effacing’ style

BBC praises his foreign policy as pragmatic, while The Washington Post notes how during his tenure, India and Pakistan came close to negotiating a 'historic deal' over Kashmir.

My fanboy relationship with Manmohan Singh endured for 3 decades: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

After he was no longer PM, I would visit Dr MMS often and he would in his soft-spoken way urge me to suggest to the new govt to undertake more reforms. He was still thinking deeply of India’s economic future.

Former PM Manmohan Singh’s last rites on Saturday, mortal remains to be kept at Congress headquarters

According to Congress sources, Singh’s daughter will arrive after midnight on Friday, & that the ‘last darshan’ would be scheduled for Saturday between 8:00 and 10:00 am.

Indian cricket team wears black armbands to honour former PM Manmohan Singh at Melbourne Test

The fourth Test against Australia entered its second day Friday. The former prime minister passed away late Thursday night.

On Camera

Violence over Osman Hadi is about Islamist Bangladesh. India-baiting is a distraction

The attack on Chhayanaut, newspaper offices, and the public lynching of a Hindu man show that Bangladesh is heading toward Islamist rule, far removed from electoral democracy.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.