Remembering Shri PV Narasimha Rao
June 27, 2011 2 Comments
Like him or hate him or forget him,Narasimha Rao set India on the path of economic reforms.The Urea Scam might have tainted him and his strategy of Masterly Inactivity might have earned him criticism but to give the man his due, even when India might not have been in much of a position to bargain,he ensured that reforms and growth were initiated in such a way that it didn’t raise trenchant opposition.Here’s an article about the man’s achievements from yesterday’s paper.
Unsung hero of the India story
Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar
Twenty years ago, Narasimha Rao became Prime Minister and initiated economic reforms that transformed India. The Congress party doesn’t want to remember him: it is based entirely on loyalty to the Gandhi family, and Rao was not a family member. But the nation should remember Rao as the man who changed India, and the world too. Read more of this post