Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel. File
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Former German chancellor Angela Merkel will ship the primary Dr Manmohan Singh Memorial Lecture within the nationwide capital on February 26, sources stated in New Delhi on Thursday (February 13, 2026).
The lecture is being organised by the Dr. Manmohan Singh Belief.
Merkel, who shared good ties with the previous Prime Minister, will ship the inaugural lecture collection in reminiscence of Singh. She’s going to converse on “Germany and India in occasions of worldwide change”.
Singh, thought of the architect of India’s financial reforms and a consensus builder within the tough world of politics, died on the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, on December 26, 2024. He was 92.
Manmohan Singh steered the nation as Prime Minister for 10 years from 2004-2014 and helped arrange the nation’s financial framework as finance minister. He was additionally a famend title within the international monetary and financial sectors.
The memorial belief was established by the household of the previous Prime Minister to supervise the development of his memorial at Rashtriya Smriti Sthal. The federal government has earmarked a plot subsequent to former President Pranab Mukherjee’s memorial and a ₹25 lakh grant to the belief.
Printed – February 13, 2026 03:16 am IST