Corruption

Socialism, State and Corruption (Minoo Masani, 1990)

With the Panama papers leak this week, corruption and black money are back in the news. Here is what M R Masani had to say on tackling corruption back in 1990. The piece had been taken from ‘Masani at 90’, a series of Masani’s essays that…

A Massive Bureaucracy with No Accountability

“The reason for non-utilization is shocking and scandalous. The entire state does not possess a single rifle which can fire this ammunition. The ammunition is used in medium machineguns (generally used by the military), it is not used by any police…

Black Money may be good for us!

“Kaushik Basu, the chief economist of the World Bank and former chief economic adviser to the Indian government, says the nation’s tradition of petty corruption helped India avoid the worst of the banking crisis that has crippled most other large economies in the last few…

From a Government that Rules to a Government that Serves

By Baldev Raj Dawar

Want the Indian society corruption-free?

Curtail the powers of the Indian State. Change the function of the government — from ruling the people to serving the…

He said; He said….ALL government officials MUST be made accountable

“PM lets corruption flourish under his leadership, what is the point of personal honesty.”
~Prashant Bhushan~

Kolaveri

In the last two days, I’ve heard the Kolaveri song come up twice in very different conversations. It’s a big deal, one of these overnight sensations that comes up out of nowhere and is suddenly everywhere. It will likely be gone just as quickly, but at the moment, it has had over 80 lakh views on YouTube and I…

Right to Services Acts

Amidst the furore caused by Anna’s protest and the government’s rethinking of their Lokpal bill, something exciting in the states seems almost to have been missed. It’s not particularly flashy and it doesn’t have any celebrity spokesman, but it hits on many of the issues of most concern…

Hazare and the Rule of Law

There has been a great tragedy in the events surrounding Anna Hazare over the past week, one that cuts to the core of what it means to live in a democratic society. Anna is rightly arguing that the rampant corruption at all levels, which is so pervasive in Indian politics…