Barack Obama's Praise For Manmohan Singh: 'Thoughtful, Honest And A Man With Uncommon Wisdom'

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Last Updated:December 27, 2024, 08:08 IST

In his memoir "A Promised Land”, former US President Barack Obama paid tribute to Manmohan Singh describing him as a "man with uncommon wisdom".

In 2010, ahead of state visit to India, Barack Obama called Manmohan Singh his “friend” and “one of the most extraordinary leaders I have met.”

In 2010, ahead of state visit to India, Barack Obama called Manmohan Singh his “friend” and “one of the most extraordinary leaders I have met.”

India mourns the loss of its former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, who passed away at the age of 92 due to age-related medical conditions. In his memoir “A Promised Land", former US President Barack Obama paid tribute to Manmohan Singh describing him as a “man with uncommon wisdom".

Talking about his commitment to economic reform and his integrity, Barack Obama wrote, “Prime Minister Manmohan Singh seemed like a fitting emblem of this progress: a member of the tiny, often persecuted Sikh religious minority who’d risen to the highest office in the land, and a self-effacing technocrat who’d won people’s trust not by appealing to their passions but by bringing about higher living standards and maintaining a well-earned reputation for not being corrupt."

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When Barack Obama called Manmohan Singh his “friend"

In 2010, ahead of state visit to India, Barack Obama called Manmohan Singh his “friend" and “one of the most extraordinary leaders I have met."

Barack Obama’s praise for Manmohan Singh at 2009 G20 Summit

At the 2009 London G20 Summit, Barack Obama said, “Much of growth and rise of India can be attributed to Manmohan Singh. I hope by the time the summit of over, I can call him a friend."

The former US President also the Time Magazine, “I mean, I think if you ask them, Angela Merkel (Germany) or Prime Minister (Manmohan) Singh or President Lee (South Korea) or Prime Minister Erdogan (Turkey) or David Cameron (UK) would say we have a lot of trust and confidence in the President (Obama). The friendships and bonds of trust I’ve been able to forge… is precisely a big part of what has allowed us to execute effective diplomacy."

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