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Economy of India

India · Politics / National Congress. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1991

Manmohan Singh1991

Politics / Indian National Congress

The economic liberalization package pushed by Singh and Rao opens the nation to foreign direct investment and reduces the red tape that had previously impeded business growth. Singh is widely regarded as the architect of Indias original economic reform programme which is enacted in 1991 under Raos administration

Names involved

Manmohan Singh

Provenance

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