Comment Pieces

The panacea for corruption

Posted on December 06, 2011

India has ranked 95th in the Corruption Perception Index, 2011, making the case stronger for tougher anti-corruption enforcements and… Read more

UNcanning the UNCAC 2005

Posted on December 06, 2011

T.R. Raghunandan

 

From the goings on in the country, it is sure that we will have, sooner than later, a Lokpal.… Read more

Slaps, shoes and suicides

Posted on December 06, 2011

The slap on our agriculture minister’s face was not just an outburst. The angst was driven by deeper and more serious concerns. For a country… Read more

Corruption in India major challenge for Swedish firms

Posted on December 06, 2011

Swedish companies operating in the country rate India as "very poor" in terms of corruption and bureaucracy, revealed a survey. Complicated… Read more

Righteous high on corruption

Posted on December 06, 2011

Do we need the Transparency Index to highlight India’s plummeting levels of integrity? With a score of 3.1, India was ranked 95 among the 183… Read more

India's vibrant anti-corruption activists

Posted on December 05, 2011

The scale of corruption in India is astounding. But India’s anti-corruption campaigners find new ways to express their discontent…

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What is public sector corruption?

Posted on December 05, 2011

The Corruption Perception Index 2011 highlights corruption in the public sector. But what exactly does this mean?

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Parties wary of "declaration against corruption"

Posted on December 05, 2011

Even though the appeal by members of India against Corruption to sign the vachan patra failed to yield response among political players in the city,… Read more

Corrupt and petty

Posted on December 05, 2011

The public debate about the Jan Lokpal Bill has focused on what one would call the “large” corruption in society. Less attention has been… Read more

Activism or systemic reforms?

Posted on December 02, 2011

Title: Activism or systemic reforms?
Summary: Public protests and activism against corruption has gathered momentum… Read more