Singh has turned out to be quite a leader in his own right. Many feared he'd be little more than Sonia Gandi's (sic) puppet.
"Many feared he'd be little more than Sonia Gandi's (sic) puppet."
Very well said...to be honest, I was one of those who doubted his capabilities. Of course, the fact that Singh belongs to a left-of-center party clouded my opinions about him too.
I just downloaded a recent interview of Singh with Charlie Rose (it was on PBS last week)...in the interview, Singh was emphatic that the course of economic liberalization in India was irreversible. He also indicated that the young people of India are the ones who are demanding foreign products/services, open markets, and reduced govt. regulations. Though India has quite a distance to go before it becomes a second-world country, I think the brightest of India's planners and politicians realize the perils of socialism (finally!!).