The veteran leader, who was also credited for a landmark nuclear deal with the United States, died late Thursday at age 92.

The ashes of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh were immersed at Yamuna Ghat in Delhi after his cremation at Nigambodh Ghat. The family performed rituals at Gurdwara Majnu Ka Tilla Sahib. Government dignitaries and Congress leaders paid respects.

Manmohan Singh, who has died aged 92, was the technocrat behind the economic reforms that led to India’s emergence as a world power, first as finance minister and latterly as prime minister of India from 2004 to 2014.