Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh (Punjabi: ਮਨਮੋਹਨ ਸਿੰਘ, Hindi: मनमोहन सिंह, born September 26, 1932) is the current prime minister of India 13. He is the only prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, as the return to power after serving a full five years. A Sikh, was the first non-Hindu to hold the position. Singh is prime minister belonging to the seventh of the Indian National Congress.

Singh, formerly carried out economic reforms in India in 1991, during his time as finance minister under the leadership of PV Narasimha Rao FRA 1991 and 1996. These reforms have led to the end of the licensing system Raj, helping to open the Indian economy to international trade and investment more.

In 2010, Newsweek magazine recognized as a world leader who is respected by the other heads of state, describing it as "another leader leaders love." The article cited, Mohamed ElBaradei, who noted that Mr. Singh is "a model of what a political leader should be." Singh is number 18 on the Forbes list of 2010-the most powerful people in the world. Forbes magazine described Singh as "universally acclaimed as the best Indian prime minister since Nehru '.