Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will receive the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development this year for his leadership of the country between 2004 and 2014 and for enhancing India’s stature globally.
According to a statement from the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust, Dr Singh was unanimously chosen for the award by an international jury chaired by former President Pranab Mukherjee.
The Trust said Dr Singh is only the third Indian prime minister to complete two full terms as the PM between 2004 and 2014.
The award, named after former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, was announced on the eve of Gandhi’s birth anniversary.