Corruption is hardly a new phenomenon in India, but in the past few months, we have seen corruption of a scale never witnessed before and involving institutions that seemed to have been beyond its clammy reach. Every week brings a new scandal, and each seems to involve a fresh set of players. Corruption seems to have moved beyond its permanent abode—politics and the bureaucracy—into sports, the military, media, the judiciary, religion and godmen and corporate India. Every segment seems steeped in corruption and every pillar of the society, economy and polity appear to have been compromised. It is clear that the problem does not relate to isolated individuals, but is of a systemic and institutional nature.
Of course, corruption is by no means unique to India, but we do manage a very impressive 9th rank in the world corruption charts with countries such as Cambodia, Nigeria, Afghanistan, Senegal, Uganda and Liberia...
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