Comment Pieces

Chidambaram Worries About India's Growth

Posted on July 30, 2011

Security and corruption is taking precedence over economic reform and growth - internal rumbling grows louder while the Indian government stands divided… Read more

The dangers of redefining democracy

Posted on July 30, 2011

With public dissent mounting at the lack of accountability and corruption prevailing across the country, what does one do when the Prime Minister of… Read more

Do it yourself: Avoid the agent

Posted on July 29, 2011

Someone once said, “If… Read more

A farce of a probe

Posted on July 28, 2011

Every time a probe gets announced in the wake of a scam, India sighs with resignation knowing that the truth will either die a natural death or be… Read more

Done with Yeddyurappa

Posted on July 28, 2011

Following Governor HR Bharadwaj's sanction to proceed with the prosecution of Karnataka's Chief Minister, BS Yediyurappa, and the mining scandal literally… Read more

World View: India's Incomplete Transformation

Posted on July 28, 2011

Even though India is now being touted as the 10th largest economy in the world, this article examines liberalisation and what still needs to be done… Read more

A media inquiry? Sure. But there are questions for politicians too

Posted on July 28, 2011

The news of the World phone hacking scandal sent the world spiralling into a tizzy. Following this dramatic event, writer Chris Berg ponders over the… Read more

Can the feds do an Al Capone on News Corp?

Posted on July 28, 2011

Reuters Blog

“But even if the underlying circumstances of dubious payments in these cases may differ from what is believed to have happened… Read more

India Journal: There's a Better Way Than the Lokpal

Posted on July 28, 2011

Wall Street Journal

“While the government version attempts to make the Lokpal manageable and effective by limiting its jurisdiction to central… Read more

The State versus the System

Posted on July 26, 2011

TR Raghunandan, ex-bureaucrat and ipaidabribe spokesperson tells us the strange story of a policeman fighting a lone battle against corruption,… Read more