Manmohan Singh, India’s ‘reluctant prime minister’, dies at 92

Manmohan Singh, India’s ‘reluctant prime minister’, dies at 92

[South China Morning Post] - 12/26/2024

The first Sikh in office, Singh is credited with steering India to economic growth and lifting hundreds of millions out of dire poverty.



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