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Demand for Bharat Ratna for Dr Manmohan Singh grows louder

National Herald | 31/12/2024 07:42 AM | Click to read full article
On the day of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's final journey, calls for him to be posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour, gained significant momentum. Several politicians argued that his transformative role in India's economic reforms, particularly his stewardship in liberalising the economy in the 1990s and his tenure as prime minister from 2004-14, had a lasting impact on India's growth and global standing.