India Country Profile
News Archive:
2012
- The New York Times:
'New York businessman alleges corruption in Indian defence deals', 27 Apr. 2012
- Press Trust of India:
'Implement UN Convention angainst Corruption: Anna to PM', 26 Apr. 2012
- India Today:
'Anna Hazare, Baba Ramdev to hold joint fast protest on June 3', 20 Apr. 2012
- The Indian Express:
'Three reasons to be optimistic about India', 20 Apr. 2012 - The Economic Times:
'How Siemens cracked down on corruption & and what India Inc can learn from it', 19 Apr 2012
- Press Trust of India:
'NRHM scam: ED registers money laundering case against Kushwaha', 18 Apr. 2012
- Globes:
'India fines IMI USD 70m for alleged bribery', 17 Apr. 2012
- Hindustan Times:
'Money laundering case: Vodafone's ED hearing today', 17 Apr. 2012
- Oman Tribune:
'Money laundering case filed against Rishi', Apr. 2012
- The Times of India:
'Law to curb black money will end corruption: Jethmalani', 15 Apr. 2012
- The Indian Express:
'Vodafone gets ED notice under money laundering law', 14 Apr. 2012
- Trace Blog:
'Anti-corruption activity in India: 2011 a watershed year', 13 Apr. 2012
- The Times of India:
'Tata trucks: Money laundering case registered against Ravinder Rishi', 13 Apr. 2012
- The New York Times:
'Whistle-blower claiming visa fraud keeps his job, but not his work', 12 Apr. 2012
- The Times of India:
'Anti-Corruption Bureau's 'selective' raids irk ministries', 12 Apr. 2012
- BBC:
'India launches army bribe probe', 12 Apr. 2012
- The New York Times:
'Delays, corruption mar India's weapons procurement', 04 Apr. 2012
- The Indian Express:
'Express exclusive: World Bank cries fraud, graft in highways project', 03 Apr. 2012
- The Times of India:
'Government delay hits anti-corruption bureau's anti-graft drive', 02 Apr. 2012
- The New York Times:
'Newswallah: A brief history of corruption in the Ministry of Defence', 02 Apr. 2012
- The Wall Street Journal:
'As the Scandal Escalates, Now the Inevitable Tape Appears', 29 Mar. 2012 - The Times of India:
'Corruption is a way of life in Tirupati Tirumala Devasthanams', 28 Mar. 2012
- India Today:
'Spotlight on murky defence deals after army chief's bribe claims', 28 Mar. 2012
- Financial Times (Blog):
'Another USD 39bn Indian corruption scandal: this time it's land', 27 Mar. 2012
- The Wall Street Journal:
'Indian defense minister Antony fires back: 'All my life I have fought corruption', 27 Mar. 2012
- The Sydney Morning Herald:
'Curtin University scammer jailed', 26 Mar. 2012
- BBC News:
'India to probe army chief bribe allegation', 26 Mar. 2012 - India Today:
'Uproar in Parliament over army chief general VK Singh's bribery claims', 26 Mar. 2012 - The New York Times:
'Indian Activist Attempts Revival of Antigraft Drive', 25 Mar. 2012 - The Washington Post:
'Indian activist fasts to protest the killings of corruption whistle blowers', 25 Mar. 2012 - Global Post:
'GreenTalk: "Coalgate scam" should draw attention to India's wholesale destruction of the environment', 23 Mar. 2012 - Hindustan Times:
'Clinton asks India, China to join anti-bribery convention', 23 Mar. 2012 - BBC News:
'Indian PM Singh appeals for anti-corruption bill', 23 Mar. 2012
- Financial Times:
'Singh under fire over new India scandal', 22 Mar. 2012
- Times of India:
'Anna Hazare lacks scientific ideas to end corruption: Justice Katju', 24 Mar. 2012 - The National:
'Money-laundering probe ordered into Dubai businessman Oberoi', 20 Mar. 2012
- Agence France-Presse:
'Legalise betting in India to end cricket corruption: former ICC chief', 20 Mar. 2012
- The Times of India:
'Economic survey calls for ruthless crackdown on corruption', 15 Mar. 2012
- The Indian Expess:
'India neds regulation but a mountain of regulation is not necessarily better because it becomes almost impossible to enforce', 13 Mar. 2012
- The Hindu:
'Adarsh: CBI arrests its own council, politician for bribery', 07 Mar. 2012
- The New York Times:
'Web sites shine light on petty bribery worldwide', 06 Mar. 2012
- The Washington Post:
'India state election results are a blow to ruling congress party', 06 Mar. 2012
- The Wall Street Journal:
'Anna effect? What Anna effect?', 06 Mar. 2012
- The Hindu Business Line:
'Spate of corruption cases turning foreign investors cautious', 05 Mar. 2012
- IANS:
'Corruption-scarred BJP government starts bribe-free services', 03 Mar. 2012
- The Times of India:
'Former congress chief's properties raided by SIT Mumbai', 02 Mar. 2012
- The Wall Street Journal:
'India to seek review of court's view on telecom policy', 01 Mar. 2012
- Financial Times:
'Finmeccanica faces deal probe in India', 27 Feb. 2012 - Reuters:
'Bollywood finds new muse in anti-graft protests', 23 Feb. 2012 - The Wall Street Journal:
'What Can India Learn from the U.S. Battle on Bribery?', 18 Feb. 2012 - Press Trust of India:
'PM clears Praful in Canadian bribery case', 15 Feb. 2012 - Bloomberg:
'Corruption perception holding India back, Bank of Singapore says', 13 Feb. 2012 - Space for Transparency (TI Blog):
'India's state companies open up', 13 Feb. 2012 - Trust Law:
'Anti-corruption views - Shameful waste in India's most populous state', 13 Feb. 2012 - Press Trust of India:
'Marans in ED money laundering net', 08 Feb. 2012 - Businessworld:
'Financial sector wakes up to money laundering', 08 Feb. 2012 - The Independent:
'India in "bludering retreat" on corruption crisis', 06 Feb. 2012 - Trust Law:
'Almost half of Indian youth have paid a bribe - report', 06 Feb. 2012 - The Globe and Mail:
'Indian opposition urges inquiry over bribery case', 03 Feb. 2012 - BBC:
'India PM Manmohan Singh: 'long way to go' on corruption', 03 Feb. 2012 - The Globe and Mail:
'Indian cabinet minister in bribery scandal asks his PM for help', 03 Feb. 2012 - The Wall Street Journal:
'Indian court scraps telecom licenses from 2008', 02 Feb. 2012 - BBC:
'India court in key ruling on corruption prosecutions', 31 Jan. 2012 - The Wall Street Journal:
'India court issues fresh summons to Essar, Loop founders', 27 Jan. 2012 - CNN-IBN:
'Politicians slam Anna Hazare's 'slap the corrupt' remark', 25 Jan. 2012 - Global Post:
'Uttar Pradesh corruption coverup alleged after fourth mystery death', 24 Jan. 2012 - BBC:
'Can India reform its red tape and corruption?', (Video) 23 Jan. 2012 - Al Jazeera:
'Anti-corruption debate divides India', 22 Jan. 2012 - The Star:
'Inside India's corruption call centre', 21 Jan. 2012 - Reuters:
'Unravelling India, part 2: Corruption', 19 2012 - The Wall Street Journal:
'India's bureaucracy a 'nightmare'', 13 Jan. 2012 - The National:
'Corruption and caste politics: Opposition candidate for UP steps down', 09 Jan. 2012 - NDTV:
'Former telecom minister Sukh Ram sent to 3-year judicial custody', 07 Jan. 2012 - BBC:
'India's bid for anti-graft bill parliament session', 06 Jan. 2012 - The Wall Street Journal:
'What next for Hazare campaign?', 03 Jan. 2012 - Press Trust of India:
'Slew of corruption cases dented BJP's image in 2011', 03 Jan. 2012 - CNN:
'Indian anti-corruption activist hospitalized', 01 Jan. 2012
2011
- Financial Times:
'Graft law chaos sums up India's challenges', 30 Dec. 2011
- The Wall Street Journal:
'Lokpal lost in the fog of political war', 30 Dec. 2011
- The Wall Street Journal:
'Ally trips Indian government on Lokpal', 29 Dec. 2011
- The Times of India:
'Lokpal Bill passage uncertain, govt trying to win numbers in RS', 29 Dec. 2011
- The Christian Science Monitor:
'Corruption in India: I was approached for a bribe', 28 Dec. 2011
- Trust Law:
'Indian state turns corrupt officials' homes into schools', 28 Dec. 2011
- Reuters:
'Ailing Anna Hazare cuts short hunger strike', 28 Dec. 2011
- BBC:
'India MPs pass anti-corruption Lokpal bill', 27 Dec. 2011
- The Wall Street Journal:
'Who do Indians bribe most?', 23 Dec. 2011
- The Economic Times:
'Ratan Tata exhorts Indian youth to fight corruption', 23 Dec. 2011
- The Independent:
'Essar chief steps down to fight court case over mobile phone licences', 22 Dec. 2011
- BBC:
'India cabinet approves anti-corruption Lokpal Bill', 21 Dec. 2011
- The Wall Street Journal:
'Indian government faces new tussle with Hazare', 20 Dec. 2011
- BBC:
'India begins crucial week for anti-corruption bill', 19 Dec. 2011
- BBC:
'India holds all-party meeting on anti-corruption bill', 14 Dec. 2011
- Daily News and Analysis:
'CBI doesn't charge Essar with corruption in the 2G scam', 13 Dec. 2011
- The Guardian:
'Indian billionaire Ravi Ruia charged over mobile licences', 13 Dec. 2011
- The Wall Street Journal:
'Anna Hazare rallies Lokpal Bill', 12 Dec. 2011
- The Economic Times:
'How much do the corrupt earn?', 09 Dec. 2011
- BBC:
'Key report on India anti-corruption Lokpal bill tabled', 09 Dec. 2011
- Hindustan Times:
'Parl panel adopts Lokpal Bill, Anna terms it 'wrong proposal'', 07 Dec. 2011
- The Times of India:
'Lokpal Bill: Leaving out lower bureaucracy will not help common man, says Team Anna', 06 Dec. 2011
- The Economic Times:
'Corruption in India, major challenge for Swedish cos: Survey', 05 Dec. 2011
- BBC:
'India's vibrant anti-corruption activists', 03 Dec. 2011
- Trust Law:
'India's Aruna Roy sizes up corruption problems', 28 Nov. 2011
- BBC:
'Five granted bail in India telecoms scandal', 23 Nov. 2011
- Trust Law:
'India federal police raids Bharti, Vodaphone offices', 21 Nov. 2011
- Reuters:
'Corruption and India's 1 percent', 18 Nov. 2011
- Reuters:
'Corruption bill tops India parliament agenda', 18 Nov. 2011
- BBC:
'Anti-corruption campaigners in India risk their lives', 17 Nov. 2011
- The Wall Street Journal:
'Mining probe threatens top Indian party', 16 Nov. 2011
- Agence France-Presse:
'India anti-graft fight at tipping point, say campaigners', 15 Nov. 2011
- BBC:
'India: One billion opportunities', 14 Nov. 2011
- Al Jazeera:
'How big a problem is corruption in India?', (video) 12 Nov. 2011
- BBC:
'India telecoms corruption trial under way', 11 Nov. 2011
- The Wall Street Journal:
'Hazare breaks silence, resumes Lokpal fight', 04 Nov. 2011
- The Wall Street Journal:
'Bribes, bureaucracy hobble India's new entrepreneurs' 01 Nov. 2011
- The Wall Street Journal:
'India journal: Corruption - A misunderstood problem?' 31 Oct. 2011
- Daily News & Analysis:
'Pune whiz-kid develops website to report corruption, fight graft', 25 Oct. 2011
- Press Trust of India:
'Government working to make private sector bribery a criminal offence, says Prime Minister', 21 Oct. 2011
- Bloomberg:
'Whistleblowers murdered in India show fatal hazard of exposing corruption', 19 Oct. 2011
- The New York Times:
'In Hisar, an unclear anti-corruption vote', 12 Oct. 2011
- The Wall Street Journal:
'CBI charges ex-India Telecom Minister with corruption', 10 Oct. 2011
- Hindustan Times:
'Private sector bribes to be criminalised', 10 Oct. 2011
- The Times of India:
'Mayawati sacks two more ministers on corruption charges', 05 Oct. 2011
- The Times of India:
'Money-laundering Case: Hasan Ali'wife gets bail', 04 Oct. 2011
- Business Standard:
'Numaligarh Refinery ties up with TI uphold integrity', 27 Sep. 2011
- The Guardian:
'Shehla Masood battled corruption in India. Was that why she was killed?', 24 Sep. 2011
- The Times of India:
'Transparency wants 'tainted' MPs out of Lokpal panel', 21 Sep. 2011
- The New York Times:
'I did not pay a bribe: Vaccinations', 20 Sep. 2011
- The New York Times:
'Health officials at risk as India's graft thrives', 17 Sep. 2011
- News One:
'Government unveils anti-graft steps, to set up fast-track courts', 14 Sep. 2011
- The Wall Street Journal:
'India Journal: Companies need to ride the anticorruption wave', 13 Sep. 2011
- Reuters:
'Technology - India's quiet anti-corruption crusader', 09 Sep. 2011
- Agence France-Presse:
'Indian police arrest MP in "cash-for-votes" scam', 06 Sep. 2011
- Reuters:
'Update 2- Indian mining baron arrested in anti-graft crackdown', 05 Sep. 2011
- Hindustan Times:
'Corruption choking investments', 31 Aug. 2011
- Wall Street Journal:
'Everonn founder arrested', 30 Aug. 2011
- BBC: 'Anna Hazare: Indian MPs back anti-corruption demands', 27 Aug. 2011
- BBC: 'India corruption: Government meets Hazare supporters', 23 Aug. 2011
- Agence France-Presse:
'I paid a bribe for a death certificate', 21 Aug. 2011
- BBC:
'India corruption: Anna Hazare leaves jail to begin fast', 19 Aug. 2011
- Reuters:
'Protests swell across India as Anna Hazare fasts i jail', 17 Aug. 2011
- The New York Times:
'Leader of corruption protest arrested in India', 16 Aug. 2011
- The Australian:
'India is 'fighting graft at all levels': Manmohan Singh', 16 Aug. 2011
- The Wall Street Journal:
'Corruption in India worries Dalai Lama', 10 Aug. 2011
- The Wall Street Journal:
'A guide to the government's Lokpal Bill', 08 Aug. 2011
- BBC:
'Auditor slams Delhi Commonwealth Games preparations', 05 Aug. 2011
- BBC:
'Indian anti-corruption bill tabled in parliament', 04 Aug. 2011
- Bloomberg:
'Men in black 'follow the money' as India's chief justice leads graft fight', 01 Aug. 2011
- Khaleej Times:
'Indian cabinet approves nw anti-corruption bill', 28 Jul. 2011
- The New York Times:
'Leader of India state resigns over corruption inquiry', 28 Jul. 2011
- The Wall Street Journal:
'India minister exits as as graft fight mounts', 29 Jul. 2011
- BBC:
'Indian MP Amar Singh questioned over 'vote buying'', 22 Jul. 2011
- The New York Times:
'Transparent government, via webcams in India', 17 Jul. 2011
- The Times of India:
'Don't corrupt our people, Anthony tells defence companies', 13 Jul. 2011
- BBC:
'Indian minister Dayanidhi Maran 'quits over scandal', 07 Jul. 2011
- BBC:
'India parties pledge anti-corruption law', 04 Jul. 2011
- Trust Law:
'Feature-Indians look to model village for anti-graft inspiration', 27 Jun. 2011
- Bloomberg:
'Indians divide over policing a watchdog: World view', 21 Jun. 2011
- The Times of India:
'Left parties to launch agitation against corruption', 21 Jun. 2011
- The Wall Street Journal:
'Economics journal: How the oil subsidy fuels corruption and death', 20 Jun. 2011
- BBC:
'Indian anti-graft hunger strike activist dies', 15 Jun. 2011
- Reuters:
'Anna Hazare to defy ban on anti-graft fast', 07 Jun. 2011
- The Telegraph:
'Indian police storm yoga guru's corruption protest', 05 Jun. 2011
- The New York Times:
'With yoga and fasting, graft fighters shake india', 02 Jun. 2011
- Trust Law:
'Assets if India's corrupt officials may be seized - report', 24 May 2011
- Dow Jones:
'India court rejects bail pleas of five execs in telecom case', 23 May 2011
- The Wall Street Journal:
'Singh's report card vague on corruption', 20 May 2011
- BBC:
'Indian MP Kanimozhi arrested in telecoms scandal', 20 May 2011
- BBC:
'India aid programme 'beset by corruption' - World Bank', 18 May 2011
- The Economic Times:
'Anti-graft protests in india reflects that people are frustrated with corruption: Gallup poll', 17 May 2011
- The Hindu:
'India ratifies U.N. Convention against Corruption', 12 May 2011
- Foreign Policy:
'Fatal corruption', 03 May 2011
- Trust Law:
'All India Anti-Corruption Summit', 03 May 2011 (video)
- The Times of India:
'Don't pay a bribe, file an RTI application', 02 May 2011
- Reuters:
'Anti-graft "Jan Lokpal" bill won't end corruption - experts', 28 Apr. 2011
- Associated Press:
'Corruption in spotlight as outrage grows, website shows USD 8 million in petty bribes paid in 8mos', 27 Apr. 2011
- Bloomberg:
'Indian Commonwealth games chief arrested in a crackdown against corruption', 26 Apr. 2011
- Agence France-Presse:
'Indian PM admits public fury over corruption', 21 Apr. 2011
- Wall Street Journal:
'UPDATE: India court denies bail to 5 executives in telecom case', 20 Apr. 2011
- Wall Street Journal:
'India journal: We are to blame for corruption', 19 Apr. 2011
- The Times of India:
'Transparency International to hold graft conclave', 18 Apr. 2011
- The Hindu:
'Govt seeks views of public on proposed anti-graft law', 12 Apr. 2011
- BBC:
'Is India serious about fighting corruption?', 11 Apr. 2011
- The Telegraph:
'India anti-corruption hunger strike draws thousands in rally', 08 Apr. 2011
- Qn:
'Have you paid a bribe?', 05 Apr. 2011
- BBC:
'Indian activist Anna Hazare begins anti-graft fast', 05 Apr. 2011
- The Washington Post:
'India's costly culture of corruption', 03 Apr. 2011
- Al Jazeera:
'India: A corrupt dynasty or democracy?', 31 Mar. 2011
- The Huffington Post:
'India survives its week of leaks', 26 Mar. 2011
- Sify:
'Bill introduced to tackle bribery by foreigners', 25 Mar. 2011
- BBC:
'The dangers of whistle-blowing in India', 23 Mar. 2011
- Financial Times:
'India: Writing is on the wall', 21 Mar. 20011
- The New York Times:
'Leaked cable on bribes for nuclear deal sets off furor in India', 17 Mar. 2011
- The Times of India:
'Realty, telecom most corrupt sectors: Report', 15 Mar. 2011
- Wall Street Journal India Real Time Blog:
'Survey: private firms adit to corruption', 14 Mar. 2011
- The Economist:
'Corruption in India: A rotten state', 10 Mar. 2011
- The Washington Post:
'India's mood darkens as corruption undermines nation's self-confidence', 10 Mar. 2011
- The Times of India:
'PM assures activists on tackling corruption', 09 Mar. 2011





