The veteran leader, who was also credited for a landmark nuclear deal with the United States, died late Thursday at age 92.

India's former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh died on Thursday at age 92. Singh is credited for his work on the country's economic policies as well as for a nuclear deal with the United States. Current Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Singh in a message posted on X (formerly Twitter).

India’s former prime minister Singh, widely regarded as an architect of India’s economic liberalisation and a landmark nuclear deal with the United States, died on Thursday.