Corruption Archive

Wanted: A Suitable Prime Minister for India

Posted on June 14, 2013 | No Comments
By Rakesh Raman India is a rapidly growing country. You can have the idea of its growth from the growing number of people here – 1.3 billion and still growing. Likewise, the stray cattle population on our roads is growing faster than the human population....
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Is India’s Prime Minister Really Corrupt?

Posted on June 13, 2012 | No Comments
By Rakesh Raman Like most other Indian politicians, is India’s Prime Minister (PM) also a dishonest man? This question is on the lips of many Indians today, as the Indian PM Manmohan Singh is facing corruption charges leveled by a civil society organization led by...
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Coming Soon: Attack of Anna Hazare – Part 2

Posted on April 23, 2012 | No Comments
By Rakesh Raman Nah. Nah. Nah. You didn’t guess it right. “Attack of Anna Hazare – Part 2” is not any sequel to a Hollywood flick or the second part of a gory video game. It’s about a real show that is going to happen...
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Ramdev Asks Indian Army Chief to Fight Corruption

Posted on April 5, 2012 | No Comments
Ramdev, a popular yoga instructor in India, who has been holding protests against the government on the issues of corruption and black money, today invited Indian Army Chief, General V. K. Singh, to join his campaign after retirement. Singh is retiring next month after a...
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How to Do Business in Crowded India

Posted on March 3, 2012 | No Comments
The Indian economy—fueled by a population exceeding one billion, with more than 300 million of them in the middle class—has been growing at nearly 7%. Economists believe India will one day overtake the U.S. to become the second largest economy in the world after China....
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How to Use E-Governance to Deal with Corruption

Posted on October 19, 2011 | No Comments
As political bosses and social activists are at daggers drawn with each other over the corruption issue, corruption has become the hottest trending topic in India. But in this ongoing melee, both sides are ignoring a powerful tool that can control corruption. It’s technology. By...
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Why Sonia Gandhi Wants to Protect Chidambaram

Posted on October 3, 2011 | No Comments
The ongoing adrenaline-pumping events in the corruption-ridden Indian politics can put even a gory video game to shame. After a spate of recent corruption cases in the Congress-led government, now the action has shifted around the 2G scam. By Rakesh Raman In this case, the...
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Is it a Victory or Defeat for Anna Hazare?

Posted on August 29, 2011 | 1 Comment
The 74-year-old Anna Hazare, India’s rising anti-corruption star, ended his fast Sunday morning after 12 days of a high-voltage drama that can beat even a Hollywood thriller. By Rakesh Raman After a brief imprisonment on government orders a fortnight ago, Hazare walked out of the...
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Anna Ji, Don’t Break Your Fast against Corruption

Posted on August 25, 2011 | No Comments
Anna Ji, First I thought to ask you: How are you? But then stopped myself quickly, thinking it will be foolish on my part to ask about your wellbeing after your 10 days of fast against corruption – or rather in favour of Jan Lokpal...
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Why You Must Not Compare Anna Hazare with Gandhi

Posted on August 19, 2011 | 2 Comments
Ramlila Maidan in the Indian capital New Delhi is used to hold the annual mythological show Ramlila (based on the epic Ramayana) in which God Rama vanquishes the ten-headed villain Ravana. Now, the anti-corruption leader Anna Hazare is using the same arena to continue his...
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Is it the Death of Democracy in India?

Posted on August 16, 2011 | 1 Comment
The ultimate paradox: India is a democratic country, but common Indians can’t live democratically. The Congress-led ruling party in India is all set to give a new definition to democracy. By Rakesh Raman The new government diktat amounts to saying: “You’re free to express your...
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India and the Morality of Corruption

Posted on July 2, 2011 | 7 Comments
For the past few weeks, corruption has become a fashionable topic in India. Starting from Anna Hazare’s fast over Lokpal Bill to Baba Ramdev’s anti-black money drama, anyone who’s got an opinion is voicing it stridently. There’s a flood of opinions in electronic media, in...
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