Ex-PM Manmohan Singh, architect of India’s economic reforms, dies at 92

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh died in Delhi on Thursday after a prolonged illness. He was admitted to AIIMS Delhi on Thursday evening after his health deteriorated.

Manmohan Singh’s death was announced by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, where he was admitted in the Emergency ward around 8.30 pm in a critical condition.

Manmohan Singh was prime minister for two terms in the Congress-led UPA government from 2004 to 2014. He is survived by wife Gurcharan Singh and three daughters.