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• 13 years ago
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Hi Raghu ji, I am a student in US and I follow you on twitter. I want to avoid paying bribes in India and I\'ll constantly have discussion with my friends to encourage them not to pay bribes. I had

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Dear Harish,

Thanks for following me on twitter! I hope my tweets are informative as well as entertaining. I appreciate your sentiment of saying no to bribes. A bribe giver is as much at fault as the bribe taker. Corruption prevails also because the public is unaware of the government processes and services. At the airport, the tired international travelers are an easy target for custom officials. However, the website of the central excise and customs is quite informative. http://www.cbec.gov.in/cae1-english.htm They have provided a list of all the chapters, the specific goods that come under the chapters and the duty.

In terms of other services, we have the FAQ section on Ask Raghu which provides information on various government processes. http://ipaidabribe.com/ipab_forum/  We have also come up with a 10 commandment's poster on how to resist paying bribes. You should popularize them amongst your friends. These commandments are simple et effective ways which each individual can take do to avoid paying a bribe. They are available for download here http://ipaidabribe.com/downloads/ipab_tencommandments.pdf

Regards,

Raghu