NEW DELHI, INDIA – DECEMBER 15: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during the inauguration of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry 85th Annual General Meeting on Economy, Enterprise and Employment on December 15, 2012 in New Delhi, India. Hindustan Times/Newscom. License it from Newscom.com: htphotos018368
Dr. Manmohan Singh is the thirteenth Prime Minister of India, and as such, he serves as the chief adviser to the President of India and is over the executive branch of government. Dr. Singh has a long background in economics that includes a doctorate degree from Oxford, which is why he is in the position he is in today.
Singh’s greatest accomplishment came when he was the Financial Minister in 1991. At that time, India was facing a severe economic crisis. According to Meet the PM: Prime Minister of India- Dr. Manmohan Singh, “In what was to become the turning point in the economic history of independent India, Dr. Singh spent five years between 1991 and 1996 as India’s Finance Minister. His role in ushering in a comprehensive policy of economic reforms is now recognized worldwide. In the popular view of those years in India, that period is inextricably associated with the persona of Dr. Singh.”
US President Barack Obama, right, is seen with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, left, during a reception for G20 leaders at Buckingham Palace in London, Wednesday, April 1, 2009. Kirsty Wigglesworth/ZUMA Press/Newscom. License it from Newscom.com: zumaamericaseight541632
According to Reuters, “The Top Story of 2013,” Singh will be a character to watch in the coming year. The past two years of Singh’s government has been filled with corruption, scandal, and economic downfall. As this is an election year for the Prime Minister, it will be interesting to see if he can hold onto power and lead them through to better times as he is already trying to do.
Singh says that he has already taken steps to reform the economy. He is also trying to restore peace to India after violent protests erupted all over India in reaction to the gang rape victim who died.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will definitely be a world leader to watch throughout the coming year. Take a look through all of our pictures of him, then follow us back to Newscom to find even more.
From L-R, Philippine Vice President Jejomar Binay, Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Thailand’s Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Laos Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak, and Myanmar President Thein Sein, join hands to pose for a group photograph during the India Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) commemorative summit 2012 held in New Delhi, India on 20 December 2012. India and the 10 nations from the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) are expected to conclude negotiations on a free trade agreement on services and investment in the next 24 hours, India’s Commerce Minister Anand Sharma said. STRINGER/EPA/Newscom. License it from Newscom.com: epaphotos685678
Russian President Vladimir Putin, (L), shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, (R), before a meeting at his residence in New Delhi, India, 24 December 2012. Putin is a on a working visit to India. Mustafa Quraishi / POOL/EPA/Newscom. License it from Newscom.com: epaphotos688019
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh greets as he arrives for inauguration of ‘FieldFresh Agriculture Centre of Excellence at Ladhowal, Ludhiana, on Wednesday, September 27, 2006. PhotoXpress/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom. License it from Newscom.com: zumaamericaseight292567
KOLKATA, INDIA – JANUARY 3: President of india Shri Pranab Mukherjee (L), Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh (R) talking with each other during ’100th India Science Congress’ at Salt Lake Stadium on January 3, 2012 in Kolkata, India. Hindustan Times/Newscom. License it from Newscom.com: htphotos019735
NEW DELHI, INDIA – DECEMBER 29: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during the Congress 128th foundation day at AICC in New Delhi on Friday. Mail Today/ZUMA Press/Newscom. License it from Newscom.com: zumaamericas763831
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