Dr. Manmohan Singh
Singh`s image is of a formidable intellectual, a political leader of integrity (a prevalent public perception denounces most national bureaucracies as corrupt and tainted), someone who is compassionate and attentive to common people, and as a recognised technocrat. Although legislative achievements have been few and the Congress-led alliance is routinely hampered by conflicts, Singh`s administration has focused on reducing the fiscal deficit, providing debt-relief to poor farmers, extending social programs and advancing the pro-industry economic and tax policies that have launched the country on a major economic expansion course. Singh has been the image of the Congress campaign to defuse religious tensions and conflicts and bolster political support from minorities like Muslims and Christians.
The Prime Minister`s foreign policy has been to continue the new peace process with Pakistan initiated by his predecessor, Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Exchange visits by top leaders from both countries have highlighted this year, as has reduced terrorism and increased prosperity in the state of Kashmir. The peace process has also been used by the government to build stronger relations with the United States, China and European nations.
Dr. Singh is known as a bold leader. He made it clear in his address to Parliament in 2006 regarding his Nuclear Deal with US. He said he believed in taking India to new heights. Energy scarcity is hampering progress of the country. The speech gave signal of a new Manmohan Singh, who compelled his fellow parliamentarians to take a step forward for India`s sake. He reminded them of the fears and anxities that existe d when he announced reforms in the early 1990s. Finally, the whole parliament, including the leftists, gave him support on the nuclear issue.
India’s Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh is rightly acclaimed as a thinker and a scholar. He is well regarded for his diligence and his academic approach to work, as well as his accessibility and his unassuming demeanour.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was born on September 26, 1932, in a village in the Punjab province of undivided India. Dr. Singh completed his Matriculation examinations from the Punjab University in 1948. His academic career took him from Punjab to the University of Cambridge, UK, where he earned a First Class Honours degree in Economics in 1957. Dr. Singh followed this with a D. Phil in Economics from Nuffield College at Oxford University in 1962. His book, “India's Export Trends and Prospects for Self-Sustained Growth” [Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1964] was an early critique of India's inward-oriented trade policy.
Dr. Singh’s academic credentials were burnished by the years he spent on the faculty of Punjab University and the prestigious Delhi School of Economics. He had a brief stint at the UNCTAD Secretariat as well, during these years. This presaged a subsequent appointment as Secretary General of the South Commission in Geneva between 1987 and 1990.
In 1971, Dr. Singh joined the Government of India as Economic Advisor in the Commerce Ministry. This was soon followed by his appointment as Chief Economic Advisor in the Ministry of Finance in 1972. Among the many Governmental positions that Dr. Singh has occupied are Secretary in the Ministry of Finance; Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission; Governor of the Reserve Bank of India; Advisor of the Prime Minister; and Chairman of the University Grants Commission.
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.
Among the many awards and honours conferred upon Dr. Singh in his public career, the most prominent are India’s second highest civilian honour, the Padma Vibhushan (1987); the Jawaharlal Nehru Birth Centenary Award of the Indian Science Congress (1995); the Asia Money Award for Finance Minister of the Year (1993 and 1994); the Euro Money Award for Finance Minister of the Year (1993), the Adam Smith Prize of the University of Cambridge (1956); and the Wright's Prize for Distinguished Performance at St. John's College in Cambridge (1955). Dr. Singh has also been honoured by a number of other associations including the Japanese Nihon Keizai Shimbun. Dr. Singh is a recipient of honorary degrees from many universities including the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford.
Dr. Singh has represented India at many international conferences and in several international organizations. He has led Indian Delegations to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Cyprus (1993) and to the World Conference on Human Rights in Vienna in 1993.
In his political career, Dr. Singh has been a Member of India’s Upper House of Parliament (the Rajya Sabha) since 1991, where he was Leader of the Opposition between 1998 and 2004.
Dr. Singh and his wife Mrs. Gursharan Kaur have three daughters.
2 comments:
Better for Congress and both the regions is the union territory of Hyderabad and Secunderabad.
And the government of Andhra Pradesh and telangana will rule normally with offices in the Hyderabad territory WITH OUT separation if possible. Since without Hyderabad and secunderabad in the state, they will not have hatered on each other and the people will respect Hyderabad even more than now. This will reduce the Negative feeling of all kinds....
In Hyderabad, keeping aside the separation problem, there is also the religion disputes between Muslims and Hindus and an increase in terrorists year by year. So the best way is to do Hyderabad and secuderabad combined as a Union Territory. Even this separation is stopped now, it will occur again in future raising again all kind of tensions.
If made a Union territory, It is good for every one. The city's and its people will be safe for ever, as in Chandigarh.
There should be some solution by making the Hyderabad and secunderabad as Union territory, and then only the tensions between the Regions and the religions will not occur any more.
And the sourrounding areas of the Hyderabad and other towns in the state will develope drastically along with the union territory.
This will regain respect for CONGRESS party in the state and will never effect its position in the state. If not congress will have to LOSE its power in both the seperated regions and even in hyderabad for the next 10 years. If Hyd becomes an union territory, this makes feel that the Central govnt CONGRESS, is behaving in the Wise way, and it will be not supportable for the new wishes to be arised for a seperated state's all over the rest of India. And this will be a full stop for all the separations.
..I support this to…Why Center is not deploying the President rule in Andra? Is it becasuse of Cong govt in Andra? I remember congress deploying President Rule over night in states if it is not Cong govnt.
Making a city an union territory, some say it will increase the time for establishing new industries in the Union territory. But through proper planning it could be overcomed easily.
With the Union territory, the Central Govnt could have its presence in all over India easily.
And I believe UPA will stand firmly in the center for the next 2 elections. So it will help the Congress by rulling the Hyderabad and secunderabad as an Union Territory, establishing its presence in the Andhra pradesh very firmly, which will allow congress to even stand at the central government for the next 5 elections to.
And also making the Hyderabad and secunderabad combines as an union territory will not encourage other regional disputes to ask for a Seperate State in the future and this will the pull stop for those kind of demands.
Hyderabad and secunderabad deserves to be and Union Territory in all aspects.
Thank you very much.
And thanks for reading all my thoughts.
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