scorecardresearch
Friday, August 1, 2025
TopicManmohan Singh

Topic: Manmohan Singh

Why Manmohan Singh was late to his swearing-in ceremony in 1991

In ‘India’s Finance Ministers: Volume 2’, AK Bhattacharya looks at how the 12 finance ministers in the period between 1977 to 1998 took the country from a closed, agrarian economy to a liberal one.

Attacks on RSS, VHP to views on Pokhran-2 & Godhra riots — Manmohan Singh’s 33 yrs as parliamentarian

With Congress not nominating him for RS, Singh's career in parliament is likely coming to end. While much has been said about his time in govt, his time as parliamentarian is as noteworthy.

Modi praises Manmohan Singh, calls him ‘inspirational’ ahead of tabling white paper on economy under UPA

PM Modi recalled Singh’s presence in Parliament despite his failing health to attend discussion on the Delhi Services Bill 2023 during which he sat on a wheelchair in Rajya Sabha.

‘Guiding light for Parliament, country’ — Modi lauds former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

The prime minister was addressing the farewell of Rajya Sabha members in the House. 78 are retiring between February and May after completing their term.

Manmohan Singh and Modi’s 10-year economic legacy—MNREGA safety vs unsafe jobs in Israel

The Interim Budget 2024 offers a neat milestone to compare economic, taxation, and expenditure philosophies of Manmohan Singh and Narendra Modi’s ten-year tenures.

Congress cites Manmohan’s 2012 NE intervention, slams Modi’s ‘silence’ on Manipur in Parliament

Congress MP Manish Tewari says ex-PM Manmohan Singh intervened in Parliament 'suo motu' when violence in Assam led to fears of reprisal against northeastern migrants in other parts of India.

Visa woes, ‘low stipend’, protest backlash — why SAARC university is a far cry from Manmohan’s vision

Since its establishment in 2010, South Asian University has seen various controversies — the most recent ones being students protesting against university's admin & suspension of faculty.

Adani controversy brings back the story of how Manmohan Singh govt rescued Satyam

The man behind the Satyam scam, Ramalinga Raju, was a god in his village, was even called Andhra Pradesh’s Bill Gates.

‘Manmohan Singh was not proxy PM’: Congress distances itself from Partap Bajwa’s comment

Congress' Punjab in-charge has said Bajwa's remarks purportedly referring to ex-PM as ‘farzi’ were not that of party. BJP & SAD leaders cry foul as Bajwa stays quiet on what he meant.

Kharge forms 47-member Steering Committee, retains most from CWC

New Delhi: New Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday set up a 47-member Steering Committee that includes former prime minister Manmohan Singh and the...

On Camera

Trump tariff forces India to shed illusion. Stop conflating status with power

India’s future lies in pragmatism. Protectionism must be phased out gradually, not in disruptive shocks.

BJP MPs go full throttle against Trump even as govt hails enduring India-US ties amid tariff tension

New Delhi: While the Indian government has made a measured response to the 25 percent trade tariff imposed by Donald Trump, many in the BJP...

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.