A Man in Shadow
"In the past 20 years, Singh's avuncular visage and signature powder blue turban were synonymous with India's rising star, a fixture on front pages since the early 1990s, when, as Finance Minister, he played a pivotal role in liberalizing the economy and setting the nation on the path of fast growth. In a capital full of bluster and backroom deals, the quiet economist has long been admired for his restraint and personal integrity, characteristics that played a large part in his being handpicked by Congress Party leader Sonia Gandhi for the nation's top job in 2004. ... In 2009, when the government was re-elected, the headlines trumpeted: SINGH IS KING! The mood could not be more different now."
Articles
Alone at the Summit
A Prime Minister's first 100 days in office are supposed to be a honeymoon. Things haven't worked out that way for India's Manmohan Singh—and it shows. At his...
The Other India
If the leaders of the free world had a high school yearbook, a picture of India's gray-bearded, blue-turbaned Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, would probably be...
Nuclear Brinksmanship
Even in the cacophony of Indian politics, there is one thing that everyone seems to agree on: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has absolute faith in his country's...
Getting to Know You
They are both non-politicians who pride themselves on their forthright nature. But that's where the similarities between Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf...
How the Entry of Walmart and Big Retail Chains Will Change India
Has Manmohan Singh got his mojo back? The Indian Prime Minister has recently suffered the indignity of being called “overwhelmed and out of steam” in the Indian...
Photo Essays
Obama's First State Dinner
The First Family hosts India's PM Manmohan Singh and his wife, Gursharan Kaur, as the administration's first official state visitors Photographs for TIME by...
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