Fighting corruption 2011
Transparency International launches its Corruption Perceptions Index to reflect on the various efforts undertaken to fight corruption in 2011...
… Read moreFocus central to Lokpal
One of the points that has now come out of the Parliamentary Committee discussion is the exclusion of Group C government employees from the ambit of… Read more
Transparency International corruption index: India drops to 95th position
In reaffirmation of the general perception, India has dropped 11 places to be ranked 95th in the Transparency International Corruption Index. India… Read more
Lok **********: BJP to come up with 3 dissident notes in draft report
Trouble seems to be our Union government’s new ally with the Opposition now planning to give as many as three 'dissent notes' in the draft Lok… Read more
Corruption hurts India's growth: Poll
Corruption has been one idea that has dominated popular discourse in 2011. Anna Hazare became the symbol of anti-corruption as his movement swarmed… Read more
The chaos India has become
Henry B Adams once said Chaos was the law of nature; order was the dream of man." It so resonates with our Indian governance and polity that it… Read more
Games politicians play
Politics in India is a sport which is all about power. And our politicians’ gamesmanship has again been evident as the season of scams and scandals… Read more
Punch drunk
Anna Hazare wants to beat up people who get drunk as he has done in his village of Ralegan Siddhi. As his remarks created a storm, one wonders if… Read more
********** Roy sizes up corruption problems
The Lokpal is seen as the solution to the corrupt system and governance in the country. But, when one talks about corruption one also needs to look… Read more
Five challenges when making defence budgets more transparent
Defence budgets are the primary tools that our civil society organisations can use to hold our governments accountable and see how their taxes are… Read more