Manmohan Singh’s success lay in making a decisive and historic shift towards the West. It was also audacious, in my book even more so than the 1991 reform, given how little support it had within Congress and UPA.
Appointed as finance minister under prime minister PV Narasimha Rao, Singh enacted slew of reforms that broke shackles of overregulation & protectionism.
The late former PM was among the Modi regime's sharpest critics. And though he did not make too many interventions, the few times he did speak up, he packed quite a punch.
BRICS, India-US civil nuclear deal, Quad, Pakistan, SCO, were all part of late former PM's foreign engagements, which set India on path of 'multi-vector' diplomacy, to quote Jaishankar.
Singh often quoted a 19th century German statesman, saying: ‘Politics is the art of the possible.’ He believed designing reforms might be a science, but executing them was an art.
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.
Singh’s outlook on economic & political matters was often at odds with Congress. There were instances when he initially found himself isolated, only for the party to fall in line later.
India’s 14th Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh passed away at AIIMS, Delhi, Thursday at age 92. During his tenure, India emerged as one of the world’s fastest-growing economies.
The BCCI decision has given new life to the lunatic fringe of the Hindu Right. It now has the confidence to force policy changes in accordance with its communal campaigns.
The latest comment comes as New Delhi and Washington have yet to sign a trade agreement. India’s purchase of Russian oil has reduced, but Moscow remains top source for crude.
If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
A fine tradition, also followed in the United States, for a press contingent to travel with the head of government. Especially on overseas trips. To interact informally and on record with him and also senior officials. Acknowledging that in a democracy, the media, acting on behalf of citizens, has a right to know what the government is doing, and why.
Manmohan Singh was a Gandhi Toady working on the whims and fancy of Sonia Gandhi. Further the real credit for economic reforms go to Narasimha Rao who brought true economic liberalization to India
A fine tradition, also followed in the United States, for a press contingent to travel with the head of government. Especially on overseas trips. To interact informally and on record with him and also senior officials. Acknowledging that in a democracy, the media, acting on behalf of citizens, has a right to know what the government is doing, and why.
Manmohan Singh was a Gandhi Toady working on the whims and fancy of Sonia Gandhi. Further the real credit for economic reforms go to Narasimha Rao who brought true economic liberalization to India