Planning Commission job for Montek

Eminent economist Montek Singh Ahluwalia was on Wednesday appointed deputy chairman of the Planning Commission.Ahluwalia, who was part of the team under Dr Manmohan Singh when he was finance......

Will Xi Jinping's Enemies Stage A Coup?

If Xi Jinping is dethroned in the future, the instrument for that may well be embedded within the PLA, notes former foreign secretary Shyam Saran. IMAGE: Chinese President Xi Jinping during the......

All Planning Commission members submit their resignations

All members of the Planning Commission have submitted their resignations to the Prime Minister's Office paying the way for reconstitution of the institution. "All members have submitted......

China punishes 9 military officials for graft, top general under probe

China's second-ranked general was placed under investigation for corruption, while nine senior military officers were punished for violation of discipline and work-related crimes in the latest......

Montek is Plan panel deputy chairman

Eminent economist Montek Singh Ahluwalia was on Wednesday appointed Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission.Ahluwalia, who was part of the team under then Finance Minister Manmohan Singh that......

Montek may continue in Planning Commission

Montek Singh Ahluwalia is likely to remain deputy chairman of the planning commission, which will be constituted shortly. "I am told the new commission will be constituted very soon," a......

Suresh Prabhu likely to be deputy chief of Planning Commission

The quiet corridors of the Planning Commission were again agog with activity following talk that the central government would soon announce the former's much-awaited reconstitution.  Former......

What does the Planning Commission do?

After many years the Planning Commission is back in the news. On Sunday, July 18, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh asked Montek Singh Ahluwalia, deputy chairman of the Planning Commission, and the......