Narendra Modi government in denial of slowdown: Manmohan Singh

New Delhi: In a sharp attack on the Narendra Modi government over the state of the economy, former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said the current dispensation does not acknowledge the word "slowdown", and the real danger is that if problems are not recognised, then finding credible answers to take corrective action is unlikely.

Addressing a gathering at the launch of Montek Singh Ahluwalia's book Backstage: The Story behind India's High Growth Years, Singh cited the former planning commission's observations to state that achieving the $5 trillion economy by 2024-25 was "wishful thinking".

Singh said the former planning commission deputy chairman has written about the good as well as the weak points of the UPA government.