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Monday, August 11, 2025
TopicManmohan Singh

Topic: Manmohan Singh

P.C. Mahalanobis: The father of Indian statistics who introduced concept of planned economy

Mahalanobis, who was a member of India's first Planning Commission, set up the Indian Statistical Institute in Kolkata in 1932.

Arvind Kejriwal will go down in history as only CM who went against his own officers

Kejriwal’s dharna politics is taking a toll on Delhi citizens who believed in his promises and voted overwhelmingly for his party.

Manmohan Singh to MS Swaminathan: The ‘outsiders’ who helped IAS officers rule India better

The idea of picking domain experts was endorsed by the first Administrative Reforms Commission in the 1960s. Several experts since have been inducted into government.

If only Rahul Gandhi learnt from mother Sonia how to handle Pranab Mukherjee row

We need to wait till May 2019 to see if India requires the services of a man capable of managing contradictions, and clubbing nationalism and patriotism with plurality.

Include Armed forces in any dialogue with Pakistan Army

If General Bajwa must get an invite, it must be from either the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee or India’s army chief, and any meeting with the NSA or the PM must be a courtesy call.

From vikas to garibi to anti-Congressism: the faltering Modi narrative

Modi can’t carry out an ‘anti-incumbency’ campaign against the Congress when he is the incumbent, he needs a new strategy for 2019. 

Modi government hasn’t fared too badly on the economy. But can’t say the same on politics

The real negatives of the Modi govt are not with regard to the economy but with the undermining of key institutions & damage to the social fabric.

Manmohan reminds Karnataka of UPA achievements, attacks Modi govt’s ‘whims & fancies’

The former PM and noted economist cited demonetisation, GST and GDP growth to slam Modi govt, while reminding people of the UPA’s achievements.

Last Laughs: Cash crunch in ATMs & BJP’s new motto to ‘make India ancient again’

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

Manmohan Singh returns to his university, worries about Indians choosing authoritarianism

In a lecture at his alma mater Panjab University, former PM warns that Indians’ love for authoritarian alternatives will end up destroying the country and all the achievements of the last 70 years.

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.