Comment Pieces

India Inc.'s second open letter to the Government

Posted on October 11, 2011

As corruption and procedural delays impede our economic growth and long-term investment, Indian corporates express their concerns to the government… Read more

Why the Congress is running scared of '**********'s politics'

Posted on October 11, 2011

Team Anna recently announced its decision to campaign against the Congress candidate in Hissar; but the question is, does this reflect pressure politics?… Read more

The many facets of corruption

Posted on October 10, 2011

Corruption is, and always has been a multifaceted and age-old global malaise permeating almost every aspect of a citizens’ contact with officialdom. … Read more

Unravelling the culture of patronage

Posted on October 10, 2011

No law can eliminate corruption without the support of the common man. As gift-bearing was a given in the old feudal-structure, Halimah… Read more

India's fed-up middle class

Posted on October 10, 2011

With corruption plaguing our lives for years together, the recent anti-corruption crusade has inspired millions of middle-class Indians to political… Read more

A Conversation with E.Sreedharan

Posted on October 07, 2011

At a time when every department finds itself engulfed in corruption, the Delhi metro stays clean and clear. E.Sreedharan in an exclusive interview… Read more

Into the mainstream

Posted on October 07, 2011

Ensuring that the Parliament was committed to taking Team Anna’s version of the Lokpal Bill as a starting point, the civil society activists… Read more

Lessons from brand **********

Posted on October 07, 2011

The recent anti-corruption campaign has been described as the best PR campaign of our times. In this thought provoking article, noted columnist Madhukar… Read more

Corruption sucking the life out of India

Posted on October 05, 2011

While the negative impact of corruption on India is a known fact, Ramesh Thakur, professor of International Relations at the Australian National… Read more

Unholy coalitions and bad governance: India faces a cruel double whammy

Posted on October 05, 2011

Our political parties are known to possess intensely narcissist and opportunistic tendencies.  With a lot of corruption cases being pulled to… Read more