US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden paid tributes to former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and sent their condolences to India. Calling him “a dedicated public servant and a humble person”, the US President credited his strategic vision and political courage for the unprecedented level of bilateral cooperation.
A statement by the White House read, “Jill and I join the people of India in grieving the loss of former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. During this difficult time, we recommit to this vision to which Prime Minister Singh dedicated his life. Jill and I send our deepest condolences to former First Lady Gursharan Kaur, their three children, and all the people of India.”
The former Prime Minister, who was India’s first Sikh prime minister, died in New Delhi on Thursday night (December 26). He was 92.
“The unprecedented level of cooperation between the United States and India today would not have been possible without the Prime Minister’s strategic vision and political courage,” Biden said in a statement as he and the First Lady, Jill Biden, joined the people of India in grieving the loss of the former prime minister.
“From forging the US-India Civil Nuclear Agreement to helping launch the first Quad between Indo-Pacific partners, he charted path-breaking progress that will continue to strengthen our nations—and the world—for generations to come. He was a true statesman. A dedicated public servant. And above all, he was a kind and humble person,” Biden said.
