Manmohan singh autobiography example

Former external affairs minister K Natwar Singh’s autobiography ‘One Life is not Enough’ has been creating a stir. Here, he reveals his views on Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh, Rahul Gandhi and the Congress.

You've described the last eight years as traumatic. Why do you blame only Sonia Gandhi and not Manmohan Singh?
Manmohan Singh was a minor player. He was a player all right but the decisive decisions were taken by her. And in one of the meetings one of the ministers told her that it's an open and shut case and Natwar Singh should go to jail.

Mr Chidambaram?
Yes. Then the law minister (HR Bhardwaj) himself said there is nothing in this. But the decision was taken to go ahead to make a case against me.

Was it the report or is it more?
The thing was when this report came out I had just left Moscow after meeting President Putin and my opposite number. Early in the morning, at 5 o' clock, our ambassador in New Yor

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Manmohan Singh's most defining quotes: 'History will be kinder to me'

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who passed away on December 26, 2024, at the age of 92, remains one of the most significant figures in post-independence Indian politics. Serving as Prime Minister from 2004 to 2014, Singh is credited with driving major economic reforms and opening up India to the global market. Despite facing substantial criticism for his leadership style, particularly accusations of indecisiveness, Singh remained committed to his principles and defended his record until the end.

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Economic Reforms and Political Rise

Singh’s journey to the Prime Minister’s office began as the Finance Minister in 1991, when he implemented landmark economic reforms that played a key role in India’s integration into the global economy. His tenure as Finance Minister beneath Prime Minister PV Narasimha Raois re

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Manmohan Singh: India’s ‘accidental PM’ biopic causes stir

Manmohan Singh was one of India's longest serving prime ministers and widely regarded as the architect of the country's economic reforms. But critics say a new Bollywood biopic months before a general election reduces him to a caricature. Sudha G Tilak reports.

In The Accidental Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh sits in a garishly decorated office. He looks befuddled when he takes orders from Sonia Gandhi, then president of the Congress party which was in power at the time.

The film, critics say, could have been an engaging exploration of the career of one of India's most enigmatic leaders.

Instead, many see it as a hatchet job on Mr Singh and Congress. One called it a "bad propaganda film". , external

According to veteran Bollywood actor Anupam Kher, who plays Mr Singh, the filmmakers "worked hard to make a big epic homage to a man, scholar and politician, who is misunderstood, or rather