SC bail to 2G accused is a balanced judgement
The latest judgement of the Supreme Court granting bail to the accused in the 2G Spectrum scam created quite a storm. Soli. J. Sorabjee former Attorney-General… Read more
Anti-corruption campaign fails reality check
The anti-corruption protests that began as a movement for the implementation of the all-encompassing anti-corruption legislation, the Lokpal Bill,… Read more
Language barriers: A cause for corruption
“I recently purchased a new car. As I was driving along the SRP tools junction, a group of traffic police officers signalled me to a halt.… Read more
Governance please
The Lokpal will do no more than create another layer of possibly corrupt officials over the already existing ones. As this logic has been heading most… Read more
Fight against corruption goes online in Russia
Lebed, a group of intellectuals, journalists, scientists and public figures of the Vladimir region in Russia together with Transparency International,… Read more
It's simply jugaad!
Jugaad is a peculiar Indian way of getting things done. It is labelled as a unique creativity that Indians have to overcome or work around any constraint.… Read more
Slow but steady blocks to justice in India
Summary: Our judicial trials progress at a snail’s pace, as we have seen in the case of former telecom minister Sukh Ram. Given… Read more
A matter of two choices
In the aftermath of the Anna Hazare movement many viewpoints and perspectives around checking corruption surfaced. One such proposal suggested legalising… Read more
The rise of popular aspirations
New Delhi and New York now symbolise the fight lead by citizens against weak and corrupt governments. Public outcry and popular aspirations… Read more
When openness is unfreedom
Citizens and various civil society activists are riding high, emotionally, on the wave of transparency, anti-corruption and clean governance. Various… Read more