MANMOHAN SINGH will be remembered by posterity as the architect of new India, as the man who, in collaboration with Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao, changed the face of the Indian economy. Many times, when, as PM, he was downcast, I used to tell him, “Sir, a hundred years hence, you will be considered the leader who changed India, who put us firmly on the path of growth.” I am strongly of the opinion that the Manmohan Singh era will go down in history as the one that changed the image of India, not merely in the economic sphere, but in every other aspect, making India a respected global power today, economically and politically powerful.
I recall that in the early ’80s, when I went to the University of Leeds…
