Globalisation is here to stay, we proved sceptics wrong: Manmohan Singh

Authoritarian responses cannot solve the real problems of the people or make life worth living, said the former prime minister

Globalisation is here to stay and those who were sceptical about the success of India’s “new policies” 25 years ago have been proven wrong, said former prime minister Manmohan Singh.

It was a matter of pride that the broad thrust and direction of economic policies had remained unchanged in the last 25 years, added the renowned economist, considered to be the architect of India’s reforms in the early 1990s.

The senior Congress leader was speaking at the 15th edition of the Indian School of Business Leadership Summit 2017 here on Friday.

“All of you know that in 1991, we adopted a new approach