Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrives with his wife Gursharan Kaur to launch the Congress Party's online membership drive and app in New Delhi on March 30, 2015.
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Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday passes At the age of 92, it sparked an outpouring of condolence messages and tributes from political leaders of both parties and giants of industry.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi described Singh as one of India's “most prominent leaders”. mail Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party defeated Singh's Congress alliance in the 2014 elections and has been in power ever since.
Modi added that Singh was a “respected economist” who left a “strong imprint” on India's economic policy.
Before becoming Prime Minister in 2004, Singh served as Governor of the Reserve Bank of India in 1982 and Finance Minister in 1991.
As Finance Minister, he led a series of reforms that liberalized the Indian economy and opened the country to foreign investment.
Facing a severe balance of payments crisis, the then Prime Minister BV Narasimha Rao and Singh liberalized the economy, paving the way for its rapid expansion in the following decades.
“History will forever honor his pivotal role in the transformative 1991 reforms that reshaped India and opened its doors to the world.” books Gautam Adani, the second richest person in India and Chairman of the Indian Adani Group of Companies.
Singh returned to politics in 2004 when a Congress-led coalition swept the elections, and party leader Sonia Gandhi appointed him prime minister.
Under his tenure between 2004 and 2014, India's GDP expanded rapidly at first, allowing Singh to put the new wealth into programs such as the Economic Reform Programme. National Rural Employment Guarantee LawThis ensures job opportunities for the poor.
However, the final years of Singh's tenure as Prime Minister were marred by sclerotic growth, stalled reforms, and allegations of corruption against some members of the government.
Singh played a pivotal role in strengthening India's relations with Washington. Visited the USA several times As Prime Minister. In 2006, when US President George W. Bush visited India, Singh said I managed to broker a deal Which gave India access to US nuclear technology.
“Dr. Singh was one of the great champions of the U.S.-India strategic partnership, and his work laid the foundation for much of what our countries have accomplished together in the past two decades.” books US State Department on Singh's death.
Besides the US, Singh also worked to strengthen India's relations with Russia. He was regularly present at the annual India-Russia summit, which began in 2000 and aims to deepen cooperation between the two countries and among the BRIC countries.
Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov He said On X, “Dr. Manmohan Singh's contribution to our bilateral relations has been invaluable.”
