Comment Pieces

Choreographed journalism

Posted on September 21, 2011

While the media’s role as a fourth estate requires it to be a fair and impartial watchdog of the government, in the recent past, questions around… Read more

On corrupt corporates

Posted on September 21, 2011

The Central Vigilance Committee has resurrected an old debate by recommending that corporates should be brought under the purview of the proposed Lokpal… Read more

Inescapable math

Posted on September 21, 2011

The research undertaken persistently by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and the National Election Watch (NEW) has helped in bringing transparency… Read more

India after the Commonwealth Games

Posted on September 20, 2011

The Commonwealth games bring back memories of a corrupt government. This no doubt has been one of the major big ticket scams in India with the CAG… Read more

I am not **********: ********** Hazare

Posted on September 20, 2011

Anna Hazare and anti-corruption go hand in hand. In the last few days every citizen, every common man has actively come out in support of Anna ji… Read more

A good horse should be seldom spurred

Posted on September 20, 2011

The recent crusade against corruption saw clear lines drawn between the government on one side and the opposition parties along with the civil society… Read more

Lokpal can boomerang

Posted on September 20, 2011

Opinion makers have strongly advocated the elimination of all discretionary powers at every level of governance, which would act as an efficient check… Read more

Key to election reforms

Posted on September 20, 2011

It is a known fact that huge amount of money is spent on elections by candidates, which crosses the legal ceiling.  This becomes an entry point… Read more

Corruption a cause of opacity and discretion in rules

Posted on September 20, 2011

It is a known fact that corruption is not confined to politicians and bureaucrats but is also rampant in the private sector. While government corruption… Read more

Sodexo coupons as bribes?

Posted on September 20, 2011

Here is a unique bribe report that ipaidabribe.com received yesterday.

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