Former Indian PM Manmohan Singh dies aged 92

Manmohan Singh has died aged 92 (Anupam Nath/AP)

India’s former prime minister Manmohan Singh, widely regarded as the architect of India’s economic reform programme and a landmark nuclear deal with the United States, has died aged 92.

Mr Singh was admitted to New Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences late on Thursday after his health deteriorated due to a “sudden loss of consciousness at home”, a hospital spokesperson said in a statement.