Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has described former Indian prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh, who died on Thursday (Dec 26) night, as a "cherished friend” and a pivotal figure in India’s modern history.

The former prime minister of India, Manmohan Singh, has died at the age of 92. He was the country's first Sikh prime minister and credited with launching economic reforms that led to India's emergence as a global leader.

The country’s first Sikh prime minister, he introduced free-market reforms that turned India into an economic powerhouse and sought reconciliation with Pakistan.

India’s former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, widely regarded as the architect of India’s economic reform program and a landmark nuclear deal with the United States, has died

Manmohan Singh's contributions as the architect of India's economic reforms have left an indelible mark, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said on Friday as he paid tribute to the departed soul

Prime Minister Narendra Modi recalled his predecessor Dr Manmohan Singh as someone who "made extensive efforts to improve people’s lives," while President Droupadi Murmu remembered him as a "rare politician who also straddled the worlds of academia and administration with equal ease.