'FM be like Manmohan Singh': Why PM Rao's pick thrilled Montek Ahluwalia
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'FM be like Manmohan Singh': Why PM Rao's pick thrilled Montek Ahluwalia

India Today  

June 21, 1991 was going to be a hectic day. Others called for the meeting by prime minister Rao included Montek Singh Ahluwalia, secretary at the ministry of finance; cabinet secretary Naresh Chandra; finance secretary S.P Shukla and chief economic advisor Deepak Nayyar. He had joined the Union government as an economic advisor in the commerce ministry in 1971, was appointed chief economic advisor in the finance ministry in 1972, was governor of the Reserve Bank of India from 1982 to 1985, and deputy chairman of the Planning Commission between 1985 and 1987, before taking charge as secretary general of the South Commission in Geneva in 1987. Singh had been appointed as chairman of the University Grants Commission and was economic advisor to the former prime minister Chandra Shekhar. “That’s when I first realised that Manmohan Singh would be the new finance minister!” recalls Ahluwalia in his book Backstage: The Story Behind India’s High Growth Years.

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Manmohan Singh: Doctor who turned sick India into a global power
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Decades back, Dr Manmohan Singh had said, “Never let a crisis go waste.” He was presented with a similar opportunity, when he was picked by then Prime Minister P.V. The room for maneuver, to live on borrowed money or time, does not exist any more,” Dr Manmohan Singh declared in his first Budget on July 24, 1991.Drawing attention of Parliament …

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Manmohan Singh: Congress Leaders Pay Tribute to a Visionary Leader
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Deccan Chronicle  

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Manmohan Singh: Congress Leaders Pay Tribute to a Visionary Leader
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Deccan Chronicle  

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Manmohan Singh (1932-2024): The maker of modern Indian economy, is no more
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Manmohan Singh (1932-2024): The maker of modern Indian economy, is no more

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Manmohan Singh's key reforms that shaped Indian economy
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Manmohan Singh's key reforms that shaped Indian economy

India Today  

"I honestly believe that history will be kinder to me than the contemporary media, or for that matter, the opposition parties in Parliament," Dr Manmohan Singh famously said in 2014 towards the end of his second term as the Prime Minister. THE 1991 ECONOMIC REFORMS Manmohan Singh’s reforms were centred around liberalisation, privatisation, and globalisation, which fundamentally changed the Indian …

Dr Manmohan Singh: The Architect Of India's Economic Reform
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Dr Manmohan Singh: The Architect Of India's Economic Reform

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Dr Manmohan Singh, a prominent figure who held the positions of finance minister and prime minister, is widely recognised as a trailblazer in the implementation of economic liberalisation policies within the country. Dr Manmohan Singh held various esteemed positions within the government, including serving as the economic advisor in the Ministry of Foreign Trade, chief economic advisor in the Ministry …

The policymaker who made key choices along our reforms path
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The policymaker who made key choices along our reforms path

Live Mint  

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