Former India PM Manmohan Singh: Life in pictures

Singh, born in Punjab in 1932, served two terms as the PM of India - from 2004 to 2014

Last updated: December 27, 2024 | 00:23

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Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister and the architect of India's economic reforms, passed away on Thursday night at the age of 92. His legacy transformed India into a global economic powerhouse. Here we explore his life and tenure as PM through these iconic images:

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File photo: Then US President George W. Bush (R) meets with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the Oval Office of the White House on September 25, 2008 in Washington, DC.

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File photo: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L) speaks with US President Barack Obama in the Oval Office of the White House September 27, 2013 in Washington, DC.

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File photo: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) talks with former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh ahead of the burning of the effigy of the Hindu demon Ravana at an event marking the Hindu festival of Dussehra in New Delhi on September 30, 2017.

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File photo: Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair escorts his India counterpart Dr. Manmohan Singh to the doorstep of Downing Street, London, 20 September 2004, where the two had held talks.

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File photo: Former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh poses during a photo session at the Imperial Palace on November 5, 2014. Singh received the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers at the palace on November 5.

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File photo: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reviews the honour guards shortly after his arrival at Vnukovo II airport outside Moscow on December 6, 2009.

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File photo: Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (C) visits the Golden Temple in Amritsar on March 25, 2018.

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File photo: Former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh (L) and Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi (C) take part in the 'March for Democracy' protest against the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government led by the Bharatiya Janata Part's (BJP) Narendra Modi in New Delhi on May 6, 2016.

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File photo: India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is greeted by Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper as he arrives at the G20 Summit in Toronto, June 26, 2010.

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File photo: President of the Indian National Congress Party Rahul Gandhi (R), former Congress Party president Sonia Gandhi (L) and senior Congress leader and ex-prime minister Manmohan Singh (C) talk during the celebration of the Dussehra festival in New Delhi on October 19, 2018.

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File photo: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh listens to the states anthems during an official welcome ceremony upon his arrival to Moscow on October 20, 2013.

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File photo: India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh walks on stage for a photo opportunity as part of the 5th East Asia Summit in Hanoi on October 30, 2010.

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