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Former Indian PM Manmohan Singh passes away

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1 year ago

NEW DELHI: According to local media on Thursday, Manmohan Singh, the former prime minister of India who led the South Asian nation for two decades and liberalized its economy during his previous spell as finance minister, passed away.

Manmohan Singh was ninety-two years old at the time of his death. The former economist Manmohan Singh who became a politician and the governor of the central bank, was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi due to his illness.

Manmohan Singh was an Indian economist and politician who served as the 13th Prime Minister of India from 2004 to 2014. He was born on September 26, 1932, in Gah, Punjab, British India, and later migrated to India after the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947.

Singh completed his education at the University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford, where he earned his Ph.D. in economics.

Singh’s career in politics began in the 1970s, when he served as an economic advisor to the government of India. He later became the Finance Minister of India in 1991, a position he held until 1996.

During his tenure as Finance Minister, Singh implemented several economic reforms that helped to liberalize the Indian economy and attract foreign investment.

In 2004, Singh was appointed as the Prime Minister of India by the Indian National Congress party, which had won the general elections that year.

As Prime Minister, Singh played a key role in shaping India’s economic and foreign policies, and his government implemented several initiatives aimed at reducing poverty and promoting economic growth.

Singh’s tenure as Prime Minister was marked by several significant achievements, including the passage of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, which provided a guarantee of 100 days of employment to rural laborers, and the implementation of the Right to Information Act, which gave citizens the right to access information about government activities.

Despite his many achievements, Singh’s government was also criticized for its handling of several high-profile corruption scandals, including the 2G spectrum scam and the Commonwealth Games scam.

Singh’s government was also criticized for its inability to control inflation and address the growing concerns about corruption and governance in India.

After completing his second term as Prime Minister in 2014, Singh retired from active politics and has since been involved in various academic and philanthropic activities. He has written several books on economics and politics and has been recognized for his contributions to Indian economic policy and governance.

Staff Reporter