He was the only non-Gandhi Congress prime minister to complete two terms but his achievements were overshadowed by the failure to curb corruption
Manmohan Singh holds the rare record of a non-Gandhi to complete two terms as a Congress PM but sterling achievements sit side by side with missed opportunities
With the passing away of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday night the saga of India’s transition from a statist economic system towards an open economy has come to an end
India could end up paying a high price for the Opposition’s political opportunism and exploitation of contentious issues from caste to lateral entry in government
Policies that encourage redistribution have a poor track record and Congress’ leftward lurch is more a vision of class war than empowerment