In an interview at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit in 2017, former US President Barack Obama spoke about Manmohan Singh and Narendra Modi as Indian prime ministers during his time. Here’s what he said:

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Obama also praised Manmohan Singh in his book 'A Promised Land'. This book by Barack Obama was released in 2020. In the book, Obama wrote that Manmohan Singh has been the engineer of the modernization of India's economy. He has pulled millions of Indians out of the vicious cycle of poverty. Obama had said that there was a warm relationship between him and Manmohan Singh.

ओबामा ने अपनी किताब 'A Promised Land' में भी मनमोहन सिंह की जमकर तारीफ की थी. बराक ओबामा की यह किताब 2020 में आई थी. किताब में ओबामा ने लिखा कि मनमोहन सिंह भारत की अर्थव्यवस्था के आधुनिकीकरण के इंजीनियर रहे हैं. उन्होंने लाखों भारतीयों को गरीबी के दुश्चक्र से बाहर निकाला है. ओबामा ने बताया था कि उनके और मनमोहन सिंह के बीच गर्मजोशी भरे रिश्ते थे.

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