Manmohan Singh - in pictures


  • India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) pays last respect to his late predecessor Manmohan Singh during the state funeral ceremony in New Delhi. A state funeral with full military honours, complete with a gun salute. AFP
    India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) pays last respect to his late predecessor Manmohan Singh during the state funeral ceremony in New Delhi. A state funeral with full military honours, complete with a gun salute. AFP
  • Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (C) pays last respect to India's late former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, during the state funeral ceremony in New Delhi. India on December 28, accorded former premier Manmohan Singh, one of the architects of the country's economic liberalisation in the early 1990s, a state funeral with full military honours, complete with a gun salute. AFP
    Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (C) pays last respect to India's late former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, during the state funeral ceremony in New Delhi. India on December 28, accorded former premier Manmohan Singh, one of the architects of the country's economic liberalisation in the early 1990s, a state funeral with full military honours, complete with a gun salute. AFP
  • Indian National Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, left, and chairwoman Sonia Gandhi place a flag on the casket of Mr Singh at their party headquarters in New Delhi. AP Photo
    Indian National Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, left, and chairwoman Sonia Gandhi place a flag on the casket of Mr Singh at their party headquarters in New Delhi. AP Photo
  • Opposition and senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi pays his respects to Mr Singh. EPA
    Opposition and senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi pays his respects to Mr Singh. EPA
  • Mr Singh's coffin is carried during his funeral procession in New Delhi. Reuters
    Mr Singh's coffin is carried during his funeral procession in New Delhi. Reuters
  • The funeral procession passes India Gate war memorial in New Delhi. Reuters
    The funeral procession passes India Gate war memorial in New Delhi. Reuters
  • Mr Singh's widow Gursharan Kaur, right, sits by his casket at Congress party headquarters in New Delhi. AP Photo
    Mr Singh's widow Gursharan Kaur, right, sits by his casket at Congress party headquarters in New Delhi. AP Photo
  • Mr Singh at a Congress Party rally in Udaipur, in the north-eastern state of Tripura, in 2008. AFP
    Mr Singh at a Congress Party rally in Udaipur, in the north-eastern state of Tripura, in 2008. AFP
  • Mr Singh served as India's 13th prime minister from 2004 until 2014. AP
    Mr Singh served as India's 13th prime minister from 2004 until 2014. AP
  • Mr Singh with Saudi Arabia's late King Abdullah, in New Delhi, in 2006. Bloomberg
    Mr Singh with Saudi Arabia's late King Abdullah, in New Delhi, in 2006. Bloomberg
  • Mr Singh with then US president George W Bush in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, in 2008. AFP
    Mr Singh with then US president George W Bush in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, in 2008. AFP
  • Mr Singh with then US president Barack Obama before a bilateral meeting in Bali, in 2011. Reuters
    Mr Singh with then US president Barack Obama before a bilateral meeting in Bali, in 2011. Reuters
  • Mr Singh with China's President Xi Jinping before a meeting in Beijing, in 2013. Getty Images
    Mr Singh with China's President Xi Jinping before a meeting in Beijing, in 2013. Getty Images
  • Mr Singh and Pakistan's then prime minister Yusuf Raza Gilani ahead of the World Cup cricket semi-final between India and Pakistan in Mohali, northern India, in 2011. Reuters
    Mr Singh and Pakistan's then prime minister Yusuf Raza Gilani ahead of the World Cup cricket semi-final between India and Pakistan in Mohali, northern India, in 2011. Reuters
  • Mr Singh with Mr Modi in the western city of Ahmedabad in 2013, when Mr Modi was Gujarat's chief minister and prime ministerial candidate for the Bharatiya Janata Party. Reuters
    Mr Singh with Mr Modi in the western city of Ahmedabad in 2013, when Mr Modi was Gujarat's chief minister and prime ministerial candidate for the Bharatiya Janata Party. Reuters
  • Afghanistan's then president Hamid Karzai with his Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee and Mr Singh in New Delhi, in 2012. Reuters
    Afghanistan's then president Hamid Karzai with his Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee and Mr Singh in New Delhi, in 2012. Reuters
  • Mr Singh with Canada's then prime minister Stephen Harper at the G20 Summit in Toronto, in 2010. AFP
    Mr Singh with Canada's then prime minister Stephen Harper at the G20 Summit in Toronto, in 2010. AFP
  • Mr Singh with then UK prime minister Tony Blair at 10 Downing Street in London, in 2004. AFP
    Mr Singh with then UK prime minister Tony Blair at 10 Downing Street in London, in 2004. AFP
  • Mr Singh with former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger in New Delhi, in 2004. AFP
    Mr Singh with former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger in New Delhi, in 2004. AFP
  • Mr Singh with Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari, during Mr Zardari's previous term in office, in New York, in 2008.
    Mr Singh with Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari, during Mr Zardari's previous term in office, in New York, in 2008.
  • Mr Singh with Pakistan's then prime minister Nawaz Sharif at the UN General Assembly in New York, in 2013. Reuters
    Mr Singh with Pakistan's then prime minister Nawaz Sharif at the UN General Assembly in New York, in 2013. Reuters
  • Mr Singh with China's then prime minister Li Keqiang in New Delhi, in 2013.
    Mr Singh with China's then prime minister Li Keqiang in New Delhi, in 2013.
  • Mr Singh with South Africa's then president Jacob Zuma before the official opening of the fifth Brics summit in Durban, in 2013.
    Mr Singh with South Africa's then president Jacob Zuma before the official opening of the fifth Brics summit in Durban, in 2013.
  • Mr Singh meets then US secretary of state Hillary Clinton in New Delhi, in 2012.
    Mr Singh meets then US secretary of state Hillary Clinton in New Delhi, in 2012.
  • Rahul Gandhi, at the time president of the Indian National Congress Party, right, and Ms Gandhi, left, speak with Mr Singh during the Hindu festival of Dussehra, in New Delhi, 2018. AFP
    Rahul Gandhi, at the time president of the Indian National Congress Party, right, and Ms Gandhi, left, speak with Mr Singh during the Hindu festival of Dussehra, in New Delhi, 2018. AFP