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.
There are several reasons why even people who would not normally lie do not like to speak the truth. One of these is that the truth usually is a terrible enemy of conspiracy theorists.
On 9 July 1991, then-PM PV Narasimha Rao addressed the nation days before the Budget presentation, admitting that the job of repairing India's sick economy won't be easy, quick, or smooth.
The whole truth regarding the 1991 reforms is that India was in the process of revamping its industrial and trade policies from the last years of Rajiv Gandhi’s tenure.
Agriculture scientist MS Swaminathan and 2-time former Bihar CM Karpoori Thakur were also conferred the Bharat Ratna posthumously at ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Stating that its 1998 verdict failed to fulfil a two-fold test, a seven-judge SC bench has overturned the verdict which granted protection to legislators for alleged corruption.
President of India has conferred Bharat Ratna on PV Narasimha Rao. In this 2004 interview, former PM talked about his political journey & where he saw India headed.
The contributions of former PM Narasimha Rao and scientist MS Swaminathan show how innovation and determination can eliminate challenges. They were not sectarian and did not dedicate themselves to just their states alone.
Forget comparing it with classics like Hrithik’s Ek Pal Ka Jeena or the slick title track of Dhoom 2, Janaab-e-Aali does not even come close to Ghungroo.
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.
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.
A thinking person’s Prime Minister. A place for a fine intellect at the apex of governance. As incandescent an intellect as Shri Shiv Shankar Menon has said he always learnt something after each meeting with him, left with a better understanding of issues.
A thinking person’s Prime Minister. A place for a fine intellect at the apex of governance. As incandescent an intellect as Shri Shiv Shankar Menon has said he always learnt something after each meeting with him, left with a better understanding of issues.
Communists protesting the nuclear deal is a good example to show that ‘Communists are an obstacle to progress’.