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LetsDiscuss: MANMOHAN SINGH - Congress (UPA)
One of the more non-political faces of Indian politics, Dr Manmohan Singh is best known as the "liberator" of Indian economy. As the Union Finance Minister in the Narasimha Rao government (1991-96), he liberalised the economy to put India on the path of globalisation. He worked as the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission from 1985 to 1987 and as the Governor of the Reserve Bank for three years before that. He has also been the Central government's Advisor on Economic Affairs, besides taking international assignments at the International Monetary Fund and the Asian Development Bank. He was first elected to the Rajya Sabha in 1991, and has represented the Congress there since. In 1999, he contested the Lok Sabha elections from South Delhi, but lost. He was the Leader of the Opposition in the Upper House until becoming the Prime Minister of India.| He has won several awards for his work and contribution to society, including the Padma Vibhushan in 1987, the Euromoney Finance Minister of the year award in 1993 and the Asiamoney Finance Minister of the year award in 1993 and 1994. Singh was born in Gah in West Punjab (now in Pakistan) in September 1932, and studied economics in Chandigarh and later went to Cambridge & Oxford UK for higher studies. He later taught the subject at the Punjab University. He has authored a book on Indian export trends. FACTFILE Place of birth Gah in West Punjab (now in Pakistan) Date of birth September 26, 1932 Education MA, DPhil (Oxford), DLitt (Honoris Causa) Academic Career Senior Lecturer in Economics (1957-59), Reader in Economics (1959-63), Professor in Economics (1963-65) at Punjab University, Chandigarh Professor of International Trade, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi (1969-71) Honorary Professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 1976, and at Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, 1996 National Fellow, National Institute of Education, NCERT, 1986 Honorary Fellow, (i) St John's College, Cambridge UK, 1982, (ii) Indian Institute of Bankers, 1982 (iii) All India Management Association, 1993 and (iv) Nuffield College, University of Oxford, Oxford, 1994 Wrenbury Scholar, University of Cambridge, 1957 Non-Academic Career Economic Affairs Officer, 1966 and Chief, Financing for Trade Section, UNCTAD, United Nations Secretariat, New York, 1966-69 President, Indian Economic Association, 1985 Chairman, (i) UGC, March 15, 1991 to June 20, 1991, (ii) India Committee of the Indo-Japan Joint Study Committee, 1980-83 and (iii) Committee on Commerce, August 1, 1996-December 4, 1997 Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, January 15, 1985 to July 31, 1987 Governor, Reserve Bank of India, September 16, 1982 to January 14, 1985 Director, (i) Reserve Bank of India, 1976-80 and (ii) Industrial Development Bank of India, 1976-80; Economic Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Trade, India, 1971-72 Chief Economic Advisor, Ministry of Finance, India, 1972-76 Advisor to Prime Minister of India on Economic Affairs, December 10, 1990 to March 14, 1991 Secretary-General and Commissioner, South Commission August 1, 1987 to November 10, 1990 Secretary, Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs), Government of India, November, 1976 to April, 1980 Member-Secretary, Planning Commission, April, 1980 to September 15, 1982 Member, (i) Finance, Atomic Energy Commission, Government of India, (ii) Finance, Space Commission, Government of India,(iii) Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, 1983-84 Member,(i) Committee on Finance,(ii) Committee on Rules, (iii) Committee of Privileges and (iv) Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Finance Leader, Indian Delegation to (i) Indo-Soviet Monitoring Group Meeting, 1982, (ii) Indo-Soviet Joint Planning Group Meeting, 1980-82 (iii) Aid-India Consortium Meetings, 1977-79, (iv) Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Cyprus, 1993 and (v) Human Rights World Conference, Vienna, 1993 Attended as member of Indian Delegations (a) South-South Consultations, New Delhi, 1982, (b) Cancun Summit on North-South Issues, 1981, (c) Aid-India Consortium Meetings, Paris, 1973-79, (d) Annual Meetings of IMF, IBRD and Commonwealth Finance Ministers, 1972-79 (e) Third Session of UNCTAD, Santiago, April-May, 1972, (f) Meeting of UNCTAD Trade and Development Board, Geneva, May 1971-July 1972 and (g) Ministerial Meeting of Group of 77, Lima, October, 1971 Deputy for India in IMF Committee of Twenty on International Monetary Reform, 1972-74 Associate, Meetings of IMF Interim Committee and Joint Fund-Bank Development Committee, 1976-80 and 1982-85; Alternate Governor for India, (i) Board of Governors,IBRD, 1976-80, (ii) Board of Governors IMF, 1982-85 and (iii) Board of Governors Asian Development Bank, Manila, 1976-80 Governor for India on the Board of Governors of the IMF and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 1991-95 Participated in Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Meeting, Kingston, 1975; represented Secretary-General UNCTAD at several Inter-Governmental meetings, including Second Session of UNCTAD, 1968 and Committee on Invisibles and Financing related to Trade Consultant to UNCTAD, ESCAP and Commonwealth Secretariat Political Career Union Finance Minister, June 21, 1991 to May 15, 1996 Leader of Opposition, Rajya Sabha; elected to the Rajya Sabha in October, 1991 and re-elected in June 1995 Awards Recipient of honorary degrees of DLitt from Panjab University, Chandigarh, Guru Nanak University, Amritsar, Delhi University, Delhi, Sri Venkateshwara University, Tirupathi, Panjabi University, Patiala, University of Mysore, Mysore, University of Bolonga, Italy, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Osmania University, Hyderabad, Nagarjuna University, Nagarjunanagar and Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Agra Recipient of honorary degree of (i) Doctor of Laws from University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, (ii) Doctor of Social Sciences from University of Roorkee, Roorkee and (iii) DSc from Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hissar and (iv) Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala Conferred,(i) University Medal for standing first in BA(Hons), Economics, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 1952, (ii) Uttar Chand Kapur Medal, Panjab University, Chandigarh, for standing first in M.A.(Economics) 1954, (iii) Wright's Prize for distinguished performance at St John's College, Cambridge, 1956 and 1957, (iv) Adam Smith Prize, University of Cambridge, UK, 1956, (v) Padma Vibhushan, 1987, (vi) Euromoney Award, Finance Minister of the year, 1993 (vii) Asiamoney Award, Finance Minister of the year for Asia, 1993 and 1994, (viii) Jawaharlal Nehru Birth Centenary Award of the Indian Science Congress Association, 1994-95, (ix) Justice KS Hegde Foundation Award, 1996 ,(x) Nikkei Asia Prize for Regional Growth by the Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc. (NIKKEI), publisher of Japan's leading business daily,1997 and (xi) Lokmanya Tilak Award by the Tilak Smarak Trust, Pune, 1997. Publications India's Export Trends and Prospects for Self-Sustained Growth, Clarendon Press, Oxford University, 1964
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I think he can be a good candidate if he uses his own set of brains, he is dead honest and thinks purely about the Indian growth, the example we saw during the Nuke deal.....
but if he shows the same fore power as he had shown during the Nuke deal then he can be a very effective Prime Minister.....
I feel disgusted tht sum1 as incapable as Manmohan Singh has been “elected” to d highest office in our country. None of his academic credentials seem 2 hv in ne way influenced his judgement or foresight. d arrogance wth which he has dealt wth d objections 2 d nuclear agreement makes one wonder if there is something fishy going on. Till now he was only known as spineless, now he would probably be known for a lot worse. I would rather hve someone as rustic and scheming as Laloo Prasad as d next PM, at least he has half a brain.
I really dnt understnd y everyone is going crazy n frenzy over,CONGRESS,MANMOHAN,n RAHUL....
I heard sumone sayng on a news channel tht v need Youth(RAhul) to carry the responsibilty of marchng INDIA ahead.
n Since tht day i wss dyng to Scribble few good words for our very own Rahul Baba ;-)
As for Rahul baba he got his admission in st stephen college in sports quota[rifle shooter]he was so horrible in studies n well he cudnt even hold a rifle.he flunked for 3 years in cambridge like his dad.his mom Sonia Gandhi herself is berely 10th class pass and went to lennox school [fly by night spoken english school]and cambridge has vehemently denied tht she ever went to cambridge.rahul is so stupid diplomatically that he takes a foreign secretary to do a slumdog at amethi.he is no kid.people become school headmasters at that age.
Hw cn i forget to add few good words for UPA n Congress
Pranab mMkherjee went on ndtv to accept britain's decision tht mumbai blast accused will be tried in pakistan. Then retracted under pressure.and congress was vying for sanjay dutt[as its candidate]. the convicted criminal in mumbai blasts till SP took him away.this is minority appeasement. Congress weeps for Mumbai Attacks but shamelessly woos the villain of Bombay Blasts .
SONIA 'S Brother In Law QUATROCHI(His Wife is Sonia's Cousin]Gobbeld up money in BOFORS N Wht CONGRESS does is ask the court to free him.
hey J2 this party has its own set of draw backs.... i have never been a great fan of Sonia Gandhi, as she is involved in a number of scandals, either overtly or covertly....
so much so that her own husband was killed by a terrorist organization and she till today hasn't opposed that group in public.....
also the Congress is so soft on terrorism that I would trust my self rather than them for my security....
but if Manmohand Singh would have worked on his own brains then the scenario would have been different.....
* India cannot afford another 5 years of absentee leadership.
* India cannot afford another 5 years of executive delinquency.
* India cannot afford another 5 years of dysfunctional governance.
*India definitely cannot afford yet another Electile Dysfunctional Surrogate for a Prime Minister.
definitely correct J2 so are u sayin that India can afford a pm as useless and as old as Advani.....
many countries have their heads half the age of Advani's....
i would definitely prefer Omar Abdullah as the PM but definitely not any one else......
I wish to remind that whenever the other partys took the leadership of the country ,they took the economy back and it is the congress party which brought back the country on to the rails.The last time also when the country economically collapsed economically PVNarasimha Rao and Manmohan sing not only brought the economy back on the rails but also made as one of the world leaders.I think the persons who criticise Manmohan sing as spineless and weak are verry ignorant.Manmohan sing is not a politician.the political part of the administration is taken care by the party which is the general practice.
I have deepest of respect for Manmohan singh as a person. However, if he is such a good administrator and finance planner, he should be the Finance Minister or an administrative head. Prime Minister is a leader, and a political head, he has resources to manage finances and administration. Prime Minister's primary job is to spearhead the country and pull the string himself not be pulled from outside. That is my criticism of Manmohan Singh as a prime minister.