Manmohan Singh was a visionary economist with integrity: Raghuram Rajan
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Manmohan Singh was a visionary economist with integrity: Raghuram Rajan

Live Mint  

New Delhi, Dec 27 Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was a brilliant economist with a visionary outlook on India's potential, combined with a fine sense of political feasibility, former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan said on Friday. Rajan described Singh as understated and soft-spoken, qualities that enabled him to attract some of the brightest minds to his team, including Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Rangarajan, and Rakesh Mohan. Rajan, the 23rd Governor of the Reserve Bank of India between September 2013 and September 2016 recalled that Singh was always curious. As RBI Governor, Rajan said he had regular meetings with the then Prime Minister Singh.

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India Will Never Forget Manmohan Singh, Vundavilli Aruna Kumar
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India Will Never Forget Manmohan Singh, Vundavilli Aruna Kumar

Deccan Chronicle  

Kakinada: Former Rajamahendravaram MP Vundavilli Aruna Kumar paid tributes to former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, hailing him as the architect of India’s economic reforms. Aruna Kumar recalled Singh’s role as finance minister in 1991 under then prime minister P.V. “Initially, Singh faced criticism, but Rao supported him fully, urging him to focus on fixing the economy while he managed …

Manmohan Singh was a visionary, always listened, never interfered, Raghuram Rajan says
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Manmohan Singh was a visionary, always listened, never interfered, Raghuram Rajan says

Hindustan Times  

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was a brilliant economist with a visionary outlook on India's potential, along with with a fine sense of political feasibility, former Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan said on Friday, according to news agency PTI. In this Aug. 17, 2013 file photo, then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with economist Raghuram Rajan, in New Delhi. …

Leaders pay respect to former PM Manmohan Singh
1 week, 2 days ago

Leaders pay respect to former PM Manmohan Singh

Hindustan Times  

Political leaders across party lines gathered at 3, Motilal Nehru Road in New Delhi on Friday to pay their last respects to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who passed away at 92 the previous day. Former president Ram Nath Kovind pays tribute to former prime minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on Friday Union home minister Amit Shah’s described Singh …

Manmohan Singh: The archetypical insider who guided India towards its economic potential
1 week, 2 days ago

Manmohan Singh: The archetypical insider who guided India towards its economic potential

Live Mint  

Manmohan Singh was chief guest at the annual convocation of the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore on 15 April 1991. After a stint in academia and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development in New York, Manmohan Singh joined the Indira Gandhi government in 1972 as an economic advisor. Manmohan Singh left an indelible mark on India, and on …

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

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 27, 2024 08:58 IST - 6 MINS READ Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the architect of India’s economic reforms in the 90s, passed away at 92 on Thursday. That is why he lasted for ten years.”Neerja Chowdhury Journalist-author In an obvious reference to Singh’s prophetic words, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said on Thursday, “Undoubtedly, history shall judge …

Manmohan Singh passes away: Anand Mahindra condoles demise of ex-PM who ‘loved the nation’
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Manmohan Singh passes away: Anand Mahindra condoles demise of ex-PM who ‘loved the nation’

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Anand Mahindra, Chairperson of Mahindra and Mahindra group, took to X to condole the death of India's ex-PM Manmohan Singh. Manmohan Singh, who also served as India's finance minister, ‘loved the nation’, stated Anand Mahindra. Manmohan Singh ‘could not be revived’ AIIMS New Delhi released a statement on Thursday, stating that Manmohan Singh ‘could not be revived’ despite all attempts, …

Dr Manmohan Singh: The Architect Of India's Economic Reform
1 year, 3 months ago

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

ABP News  

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 …

Raghuram Rajan's ‘shadow-boxing not fair', became a politician: Union minister on ex-RBI governor
1 year, 4 months ago

Raghuram Rajan's ‘shadow-boxing not fair', became a politician: Union minister on ex-RBI governor

Hindustan Times  

Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday hit out at former Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan over his reported statement on mobile manufacturing in India, calling him a “politician who is doing shadow-boxing on someone else's behalf”, news agency PTI reported. Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan “India is not manufacturing mobile phones under the Production Linked Incentive scheme but …

Rahul Gandhi not a ‘pappu‘, says Raghuram Rajan in Davos
1 year, 11 months ago

Rahul Gandhi not a ‘pappu‘, says Raghuram Rajan in Davos

The Hindu  

Former Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan on January 18 hailed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. He is in no way a pappu… He is a smart, young, curious man,” Mr. Rajan, who had joined the Wayanad MP during the Congress’s Bharat Jodo Yatra in Rajasthan in December, told India Today on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in …

The policymaker who made key choices along our reforms path
2 years ago

The policymaker who made key choices along our reforms path

Live Mint  

An authoritative, long-awaited account of India’s recent economic history is out that takes on critics of the 1991 reforms conclusively, and establishes Manmohan Singh as the chief agent of change to whom credit should go for the success that followed. “The task of the RBI was reduced to one of offsetting the impact of the expansionary fiscal policy… It was …

‘We would be lucky if…’: Raghuram Rajan to Rahul Gandhi on Indian economy
2 years ago

‘We would be lucky if…’: Raghuram Rajan to Rahul Gandhi on Indian economy

Hindustan Times  

Former Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan, who joined Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra on Wednesday, said next year will be difficult for the Indian economy as also for the rest of the world. In a conversation with Rahul Gandhi, Rajan said the Indian economy will struggle to achieve a 5% growth rate next year as key interest rates …

Instead of gigantic statues, India should build modern schools and universities: Raghuram Rajan
5 years, 1 month ago

Instead of gigantic statues, India should build modern schools and universities: Raghuram Rajan

India Today  

Former Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan has said Hindu nationalism does not just foment social tensions but also detracts India from its economic growth. Reflecting on the socio-political agenda of the Modi government, Raghuram Rajan said, "Instead of building gigantic statues to national or religious heroes, India should build more modern schools and universities that will open its …

Rajan reminds Sitharaman: Two-third of his tenure as RBI Guv was under BJP
5 years, 2 months ago

Rajan reminds Sitharaman: Two-third of his tenure as RBI Guv was under BJP

India TV News  

Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan, who faced a stinging attack from Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for presiding over the "worst phase" of the Indian banking sector, on Thursday reminded her that two-third of his tenure as the head of the central bank was under the BJP government. Rajan, who was Governor of the Reserve Bank of India from September 5, …

Nirmala Sitharaman says govt. cleaning up banking mess from Raghuram Rajan-Manmohan Singh days
5 years, 2 months ago

Nirmala Sitharaman says govt. cleaning up banking mess from Raghuram Rajan-Manmohan Singh days

The Hindu  

It was Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s turn in the nearly week-long critical exchange that has unfolded between former Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on one end and Ms. Sitharaman at the other. Mr. Singh’s comments were in response to Ms. Sitharaman saying at the Columbia University on Thursday that public sector banks …

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