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Fighting corruption 2011

Posted on December 02, 2011

Transparency International launches its Corruption Perceptions Index to reflect on the various efforts undertaken to fight corruption in 2011...

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Focus central to Lokpal

Posted on December 02, 2011

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

Posted on December 02, 2011

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

Posted on December 01, 2011

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

Posted on December 01, 2011

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

Posted on December 01, 2011

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

Posted on November 30, 2011

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

Posted on November 30, 2011

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

Posted on November 30, 2011

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

Posted on November 29, 2011

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