The Planning Commission Deputy Chairman, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, on Monday said that he was not eyeing up the top job at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). "I am not looking for any such thing," said Ahluwalia, who was being talked about by media as a potential candidate for the IMF post after the arrest of Dominique Strauss-Kahn on sex assault charges. Ahluwalia said he would wait and see how the Kahn's case evolves. He also said that he would wait and see who the IMF comes up with as the next head. The United States has been keen on having Ahluwalia as the IMF chief. A senior US official told Headlines Today that Singh was the best bet to head IMF at the moment. The official said that US was pursuing the policy for diversification on IMF and World Bank posts and hence wanted a non-European to get the IMF post.
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