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Previously unreported studies reveal a contrarian picture, flag concerns on the weakening of institutions and laws to crack down on corruption.

Hiding in plain sight, the elephant in the room or that which shall not be named—there are multiple epithets that could be deployed to describe the one issue that affects everybody and yet, in recent years, has vanished from what passes for India’s public discourse. That issue is corruption. Especially corruption inside governments.
This is noteworthy for two reasons. First, the national uproar and movement against corruption that India witnessed only a decade ago and led to a change of government. Second, multiple research reports and public opinion polls released recently suggest the prevalence of a high degree of corruption …

India’s second-largest brokerage by active clients wants to handle IPOs as a merchant banker. But gaining a foothold in the highly competitive sector is easier said than done.
Influence cannot be manufactured through diaspora networks, carefully branded events or political donations. It requires honesty and credibility.
Chinese diplomats to India are saying all the right things for Indian ears, but Beijing’s policy actions are moving in the opposite direction.