Succession Signals

Delhi loves a vacancy, especially when it comes with a corner office and access to the Prime Minister’s calendar.

- Dilip Cherian

With BVR Subrahmanyam finishing his extended run at NITI Aayog, the capital’s favourite parlour game is back: guessing the next CEO.

No prize money, just prestige, and perhaps a discreet nod from someone who “knew it all along.”

For now, Nidhi Chhibber is holding additional charge. In babuspeak, that means, “Please keep the engine idling while we decide who gets to drive,” It’s efficient, practical, and wonderfully noncommittal.

But this isn’t merely about replacing a nameplate.