Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday described former prime minister Manmohan Singh as an excellent statesman and recalled his contribution in elevating India-Russia ties to a ‘particular and privileged strategic’ partnership. In a condolence message, Putin mentioned Singh completed rather a lot in selling India’s financial improvement and asserting its pursuits on the world stage. The strategic partnership between India and Russia was elevated to the extent of ‘particular and privileged strategic partnership through the go to of the Russian president to India in December 2010.
Singh, who served because the prime minister from 2004 to 2014 and extensively often called the architect of India’s financial reforms, died on Thursday evening. He was 92. “As prime minister and when serving in different high-ranking positions, he completed rather a lot in selling India’s financial improvement and asserting its pursuits on the world stage,” Putin mentioned.
“He additionally made a significant private contribution to strengthening pleasant ties between our two nations by elevating them to the extent of a particular and privileged strategic partnership,” the Russian president mentioned. Putin additionally referred to his conversations with Singh.
“I had the event of speaking with this exceptional man a number of occasions. We are going to cherish the reminiscence of him,” he mentioned. The Russian president prolonged his condolences to President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the passing of Singh.
