India’s former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, widely regarded as the architect of India’s economic reform program and a landmark nuclear deal with the United States, has died.

He pushed economic reforms as India’s finance minister, then abandoned them when he led the government.

Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry officials visited potential sites in Delhi for a memorial honoring former prime minister Manmohan Singh. Discussions with Singh's family are ongoing to finalize the location.

India has mourned one of its longest-serving prime ministers, Manmohan Singh, with a state funeral in Delhi. Singh led the country from 2004 to 2014 and was considered the architect of India's economic liberalisation.

Authorities in India have declared a seven-day mourning period to honor Manmohan Singh as politicians and public paid tributes to the country’s former prime minister.

A respected economist who rose to prime minister from humble beginnings, Singh stood out in India’s often raucous politics with his quietly dignified demeanor.

Country announced seven-day mourning period and has cancelled all cultural and entertainment events in the coming week

The body of Manmohan Singh, the former Indian prime minister whose death has sparked outpourings of grief at home and accolades from abroad, was cremated on Sunday on the banks of the Yamuna River in New Delhi with full state honours.

A mild-mannered technocrat, Manmohan Singh became one of India's longest-serving prime ministers. He was chosen to fill the role by Sonia Gandhi, the widow of assassinated Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

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Manmohan Singh, former Indian Prime Minister and a pivotal figure in the country’s economic transformation, died in New Delhi on Dec. 26. He was 92.

India’s former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has died at the age of 92, according to statement from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).