Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the launch of his book, Changing India, in New Delhi on Tuesday. Photo: PTIA week after the appointment of Shaktikanta Das as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday advised the central bank and the government to work harmoniously. “We need a strong, independent Reserve Bank of India which has to work in close cooperation with the centre. He then served as the prime minister for 10 years, heading the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance. I was also the accidental finance minister.”Singh countered the charges of being a “silent prime minister”, saying the new volumes will do the speak.

Source: Mint December 18, 2018 20:03 UTC