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Monday, August 11, 2025
TopicManmohan Singh

Topic: Manmohan Singh

During 1984 riots, even Manmohan Singh’s family home was about to be burnt down

Former PM’s daughter Daman Singh recalls in her book how the house in Delhi’s Ashok Vihar was saved by her brother-in-law, because he was ‘not a Sikh’.

It is time Rahul Gandhi and Congress stop being afraid of the 1984 question

Manmohan Singh and Rahul Gandhi have both done a flip-flop on the anti-Sikh riots.

Poverty or inequality: What is more important for India and Indian economists

Is it reasonable to posit that in a still-poor country poverty alleviation is of greater consequence?

Indian lambs become lions, and Manmohan Singh’s wide chest

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

What Manmohan got right but Sonia & Modi got wrong: Good economics defeats bad politics

When Rahul Gandhi discovers virtues of Manmohanomics and Modi govt shies from growth rate comparisons, you know economic truth is striking back.

Defence forces to Kerala’s rescue, and the furore over a hug

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

Revised GDP data shows why Narendra Modi can’t let go of falling rupee

In the absence of reliable jobs data, all that was missing from the Congress' attack was clinching proof that his policies were growth-unfriendly.

Modi cannot be blamed for failing to revamp India’s manufacturing sector

Vajpayee, in 2001, withdrew his promise to amend the draconian labour laws of the country when he saw that his own party was against it.

What Vajpayee & Manmohan Singh said in the last Independence Day speeches of their terms

Modi's two predecessors stressed on foreign policy, infrastructure and rural welfare.

In Lalu’s company Rahul will appreciate only fodder, not surgical strikes: Shah

The BJP chief said even with an economist as its PM, Congress left behind a fragile economy to be mended by the son of a tea vendor.

On Camera

Rahul’s ‘vote chori’ attack on EC is a political dead-end. He still has a point

The ECI needs to respond to Rahul Gandhi’s accusations professionally and transparently. Else, it will end up giving him the ammunition he is desperately seeking.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

‘Next war may come sooner than expected, will require whole-of-nation approach’—Army chief

Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.