Rajan is the New RBI Governor

University of Chicago economist Raghuram Rajan has been appointed as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India:

http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2013/08/06/meet-raghuram-rajan-the-new-rbi-governor/

See previous post on his diagnosis of problems afflicting the Indian economy here:
A Genuinely Thought Provoking Speech

UPDATES:

More on Rajan’s Appointment as RBI Governor

http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/08/06/india-raghuram-rajan-rbi-idINDEE97507620130806

http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2013/08/07/options-for-indias-new-central-bank-chief/