United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed deep condolences on the demise of former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. Blinken said that Manmohan Singh played an important role in strengthening US-India relations. Blinken praised the leadership of Dr. Manmohan Singh and said that he played an important role in advancing economic reforms in India, promoting the US-India strategic partnership. He will always be remembered for his dedication to bringing the United States and India closer, including the US-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement. 

Blinken said, "The United States offers its heartfelt condolences to the people of India on the passing of former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. Dr. Singh was one of the greatest supporters of the US-India strategic partnership and his work laid the foundation for much of what our countries have achieved together over the last two decades. 

He will be remembered for economic reforms- Blinken

Blinken said that the way he led in advancing the US-India civil nuclear cooperation agreement indicated that US-India relations could improve significantly. This is why the two countries started an initiative to improve relations between themselves. According to Blinken, in India, Dr. Manmohan Singh will be remembered for his economic reforms, which accelerated India's rapid economic growth. He said, "We mourn the demise of Dr. Singh and will always remember his dedication to bringing the United States and India together."

Manmohan fainted at home

Manmohan Singh died on Thursday evening at the age of 92 at AIIMS in Delhi due to age-related illnesses. He suddenly fainted at home, after which he was taken to Delhi AIIMS. Delhi AIIMS said in a statement, "With great sadness, we inform about the demise of former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh at the age of 92. He was being treated for age-related medical conditions and on 26 December 2024, he suddenly fainted at home. Treatment was started immediately at home. He was brought to AIIMS, New Delhi in medical emergency at 8:06 pm. Despite all efforts, he could not be saved and he was declared dead at 9:51 pm."

He was a Rajya Sabha MP for 33 years

Dr Manmohan Singh retired from the Rajya Sabha earlier this year after serving for 33 years. Born in Punjab in 1932, he served two terms as the Prime Minister of India from 2004 to 2014. He first took office after the Congress party won the 2004 Lok Sabha elections defeating the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led NDA. He served a second term from 2009 to 2014 and was replaced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014.