About the book
Minister was published in 2014,it created a storm and becamethe publishing sensation ofthe year. The Prime Minister'sOffice called the book a workof'fiction', the press hailed it asa revelatory account of PrimeMinister Manmohan Singh's firstterm in UPA. Written by Singh'smedia adviser and trusted aide,the book describes Singh'soften troubled relations with hisministers, his cautious equationwith Sonia Gandhi and how hehandled the big crises frommanaging the Left to pushingthrough the nuclear deal.Insightful, acute and packedwith political anecdotes, TheAccidental Prime Minister is oneof the great insider accounts ofIndian political life.
About the Author
Sanjaya Baru is director forgeo-economics and strategy,International Institute forStrategic Studies, and honorarysenior fellow, Centre for PolicyResearch, New Delhi. He hasbeen chief editor, the FinancialExpress and Business Standard.His other books include The Strategic Consequences ofIndia's Economic Performance(2007).
About the book Minister was published in 2014,it created a storm and becamethe publishing sensation ofthe year. The Prime Minister'sOffice called the book a workof'fiction', the press hailed it asa revelatory account of PrimeMinister Manmohan Singh's firstterm in UPA. Written by Singh'smedia adviser and trusted aide,the book describes Singh'soften troubled relations with hisministers, his cautious equationwith Sonia Gandhi and how hehandled the big crises frommanaging the Left to pushingthrough the nuclear deal.Insightful, acute and packedwith political anecdotes, TheAccidental Prime Minister is oneof the great insider accounts ofIndian political life. About the Author Sanjaya Baru is director forgeo-economics and strategy,International Institute forStrategic Studies, and honorarysenior fellow, Centre for PolicyResearch, New Delhi. He hasbeen chief editor, the FinancialExpress and Business Standard.His other books include The Strategic Consequences ofIndia's Economic Performance(2007).