Comment Pieces

Battle of democracy

Posted on November 22, 2011

 

Democracy is often criticised to be a law of majoritarianism. People who are in the majority, who have access to resources, who have… Read more

Amid economic reforms, Cuba goes after corruption

Posted on November 22, 2011

 

Cuba is the new entrant in the anti-corruption crusade with President Raul Castro initiating economic changes in tune with fighting… Read more

New turns and twists add drama to the 2G scam

Posted on November 21, 2011

 

As the 2G Spectrum scam emerged as the biggest irregularity in the telecommunications sector a series of investigations and trials… Read more

Is some corruption inevitable?

Posted on November 21, 2011

 

Legalising bribery and introducing facilitation fees has always been at the centre of the corruption debate. In other words justifying… Read more

The economy of influence

Posted on November 21, 2011

 

In India corruption is often equated with bribery. But corruption also has a humble and routine existence—in the transactional… Read more

Corruption and India's 1 percent - Freeland

Posted on November 18, 2011

 

The Indian economy witnesses a 7% rise in its GDP. As corruption has been the headline complaint in India, citizens are starting to… Read more

Lokpal: NCPRI, IAC attempt to find common ground

Posted on November 18, 2011

 

Ahead of the winter session of Parliament, Team Anna and the National Campaign for People’s Right to Information (NCPRI) who… Read more

The dark side of the construction sector

Posted on November 17, 2011

A recent survey by KPMG questions whether adequate prosecution powers given to probing agencies such as CVC can control corruption effectively

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Corruption and forestry

Posted on November 17, 2011

 

The recently published Bribe Payers Index by Transparency International, puts forestry business transaction safely in the middle; better… Read more

Anti-corruption campaigners in India risk their lives

Posted on November 17, 2011

Lack of a strong legislation or policy that protects the whistleblowers has been a major deterrent in encouraging citizens to report instances of… Read more