Manmohan Singh's reforms as finance minister in 1991 helped India overcome an economic crisis. His policies reduced government control, liberalized the economy, and encouraged foreign investment. These changes led to sustained economic growth,

India’s former prime minister Manmohan Singh, who steered the country through sweeping reforms and paved the way for its emergence as a global economic powerhouse, has died. He was 92. Singh was taken to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi for emergency treatment on Thursday after “sudden loss of consciousness at home,