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Manmohan Singh's decisions that shaped a billion lives

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Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh died on Thursday evening .

He was seen as architect of India 's economic liberalisation which changed the country's growth trajectory.

Known as a soft-spoken technocrat, Singh was the first Sikh to assume the top office.

He led the initiative to deregulate the economy to avoid its collapse.

No other prime minister had gone this far to apologise in parliament for the riots.

Singh signed a historic deal with the US in 2008 to end India 's nuclear isolation.

The deal was seen as a watershed moment in the India - US relations.

Critics of the deal said it would compromise India 's sovereignty and independence in foreign policy.

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