Montek Singh Tendulkar?

Sachin Tendulkar, who retired recently, has become something of a benchmark for all things in cricket-mad India. Or so it appeared at a recent KPMG conference. Introducing Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia, the compere excitedly described him as "the Sachin Tendulkar of the Indian economy". It was unclear, though, whether he was referring to Ahluwalia's longevity in the economic policymaking establishment or his achievements within it.