Sanjay Malhotra, India’s newly appointed central bank head, is a detail-oriented bureaucrat with a reputation for long hours and meticulous work. A 56-year-old Princeton-educated civil servant, Malhotra succeeds Shaktikanta Das as Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). His appointment, a surprise to many, was seen as a strategic move by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, favoring a low-profile, consensus-building leader.
