India supports 'best' available candidate for IMF chief

New Delhi (PTI) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh on Tuesday said India supports the "best" available
candidate, regardless of nationality, as the next
International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief.
The top IMF post is lying vacant after the disgraceful
exit of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who resigned following his
arrest on charges of sexually attacking a hotel maid in New
York.
"India's view is well known...the best available
person regardless of nationality should be selected for the
prestigious post of IMF chief," Singh said to a question at a
joint press conference with visiting German Chancellor Angela
Merkel here.
But, Singh said the issue of next IMF chief
did not come up during his talks with the German chancellor.
"Quite honestly, we have not had any discussion on that," he
said.
India and China have indicated that they would seek
reform of the top international institutions, including IMF
which has been, in past, always headed by an European.