India situation ‘grim and morose’: Manmohan Singh

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NEW DELHI: Former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh said India’s situation is “very grim and morose”, warning that “wilfully stoked communal tensions, gross economic mismanagement and an external health shock are threatening to derail India’s progress and standing”. In a strongly-worded op-ed published in The Hinduon Friday, Singh maintained that currently India was facing threats from “the trinity of social disharmony, economic slowdown and a global health epidemic”.