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1991 reforms: The year that transformed India
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The year 1991 will always be remembered as a landmark year in India’s history.
On this day 30 years ago, then Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao and Finance Minister Manmohan Singh threw open the doors to the country s economy, reversing decades of socialism.
And suddenly everything changed, from how you did business to how long it took to get a phone connection.
India was no longer a notoriously difficult place to do business - investment poured in from abroad and new jobs emerged.
The BBC s Nikhil Inamdar looks back at that pivotal moment.