International trade theory
Subfield of economics focusing on trade between nations
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| December 28 2024 | A state funeral was held for Singh at Nigam Bodh Ghat, New Delhi. |
| December 26 2024 | Passed away, marking the end of his significant political and economic career. |
| December 26 2024 | Passed away at the age of 92. |
| December 26 2024 | Following Singh's death, the government announced a period of national mourning until January 1, 2025. |
| December 26 2024 | Singh collapsed at his home in New Delhi and was admitted to the emergency department of AIIMS Delhi, where he died a few hours later at the age of 92. |
| August 16 2024 | Appointed by Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves as an external member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England, effective September 2024. |
| April 2024 | Manmohan Singh retired from the Rajya Sabha and was succeeded by Sonia Gandhi. |
| February 8 2024 | BJP leader Narendra Modi praised Manmohan Singh, stating that despite ideological differences, Singh would be remembered for his contributions to democracy and mentioned Singh's determination in arriving at Parliament in a wheelchair to vote on key legislation. |
| 2022 | Wins the prestigious John Bates Clark Medal for fundamental contributions to international finance and international trade. |
| 2022 | Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari acknowledged the country's debt to Manmohan Singh for his contributions to liberalization that gave a new direction to India. |
| October 2021 | Hospitalised at AIIMS after experiencing weakness and fever. |
| October 2021 | Singh was hospitalised again at the AIIMS after experiencing weakness and fever. |
| April 2021 | Hospitalised after testing positive for COVID-19. |
| April 2021 | Singh was hospitalised after testing positive for COVID-19. |
| 2020 | Awarded the Venu and Ana Kotamraju Endowed Chair in Economics at UCLA. |
| 2020 | Former U.S. President Barack Obama referred to Singh as 'Wise, thoughtful, and scrupulously honest' in his memoir A Promised Land. |
| May 2020 | Singh was hospitalised at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) due to a negative reaction from his medication. |
| 2019 | Began representing the state of Rajasthan in the Rajya Sabha. |
| 2019 | Took up a role as a senior advisor at PIMCO in Newport Beach. |
| 2019 | Moved to the University of California, Los Angeles as a professor of economics. |
| 2019 | Manmohan Singh was elected as the Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan, succeeding BJP MP Madan Lal Saini. |
| 2019 | A Bollywood film titled 'The Accidental Prime Minister' was released, based on Manmohan Singh's life. The film was directed by Vijay Gutte and features Anupam Kher in the titular role. It is based on the 2014 memoir by Sanjaya Baru. |
| 2018 | Arvind Kejriwal stated that people were 'missing an educated PM like Dr Manmohan Singh'. |
| 2017 | All accused in the 2G spectrum case were acquitted, with the Congress party subsequently calling for an apology from BJP leaders. |
| 2016 | It was announced that Manmohan Singh was to take up a position at Panjab University as the Jawaharlal Nehru Chair, although he eventually did not. |
| 2016 | Ashok Pattnaik, Manmohan Singh's son-in-law, was appointed CEO of the National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID). |
| 2015 | Became an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow while working as a professor at Princeton University. |
| 2014 | Opted out of the race for Prime Minister during the general election, ending his ten-year tenure as Prime Minister. |
| 2014 | Singh opted out from the race for the office of prime minister during the Indian general election. |
| May 26 2014 | Attended Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony as the new Prime Minister, alongside Sonia Gandhi, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Pratibha Patil, and Hamid Ansari. |
| May 26 2014 | Manmohan Singh served as acting prime minister until Narendra Modi was sworn in as the new prime minister. |
| May 17 2014 | Manmohan Singh's premiership officially ended at noon as he resigned after the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance won the general election. |
| January 1 2014 | The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act came into force. |
| 2013 | Forbes magazine ranked Singh 28th on the World's Most Powerful People list. |
| 2013 | Singh's government had an approval rating of 30%. |
| 2013 | Manmohan Singh was re-elected to the Rajya Sabha. |
| 2013 | The Indian government, led by Manmohan Singh, announced the Food Security Bill, aiming to provide subsidized food grains to two-thirds of India's population. |
| 2013 | A documentary television series aired on ABP News, featuring various policies and political tenures of Indian Prime Ministers, including episodes that covered Manmohan Singh's tenure, specifically focusing on the UPA-I Government and issues related to corruption. |
| October 22 2013 | Manmohan Singh paid an official visit to China, during which three agreements were signed establishing sister-city partnerships between Delhi-Beijing, Kolkata-Kunming, and Bangalore-Chengdu. |
| September 27 2013 | The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act received the assent of President Pranab Mukherjee. |
| September 4 2013 | The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act was passed in the Rajya Sabha. |
| August 29 2013 | The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act was passed in the Lok Sabha. |
| May 19 2013 | Li Keqiang, Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, paid a state visit to India, further enhancing Sino-Indian relations. |
| April 2013 | Manmohan Singh declined to appear before a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) regarding the 2G spectrum case when called upon by member Yashwant Sinha. |
| 2012 | Following the Delhi gang rape and murder, Manmohan Singh made a televised address appealing for calm and assuring efforts to ensure women's safety in India. He expressed personal empathy, stating as a father of three daughters, he felt strongly about the incident. |
| 2012 | The 2012 report filed by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) in Parliament highlighted that the allocation of coal blocks to private companies without bidding process resulted in an estimated loss of Rs 1.85 trillion during the period when Manmohan Singh was the coal minister. |
| 2012 | In tribute to the victim of the Delhi gang rape, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh cancelled all his official events to celebrate the New Year. |
| 2012 | Under Manmohan Singh's leadership, India celebrated the 19th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit in November, focusing on regional cooperation. |
| July 2012 | Time magazine's Asia edition labeled Singh an 'underachiever', questioning his willingness to pursue reforms to revitalize India's growth. |
| July 2012 | India sent an ambassador to Tripoli, Libya, after having shut its mission in the country in 2011. |
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