© 2022 Transparency International. All rights reserved. This document should not be considered as representative of the Commission or Transparency International’s official position. Neither the European Commission,Transparency International nor any person acting on behalf of the Commission is responsible for the use which might be made of the following information. The Anti-Corruption Helpdesk is operated by Transparency International and funded by the European Union. Transparency International Anti-Corruption Helpdesk Answer Overview of corruption and anti- corruption developments in India Once regarded as the world's largest democracy, the success of India's democratic performance stands at a crossroads with increasing restrictions on fundamental freedoms and a crackdown on those speaking against the government. Corruption remains an endemic problem that affects various areas in the public and private sectors, including institutions such as the police and judiciary, while affecting all levels of governance. The vast majority of human rights abuses in the country are enabled via a corrupt environment. The government has crippled critical law enforcement and accountability institutions at the central and the state level by the twin devices of amending the anti-corruption laws to curb their effectiveness, functional autonomy and politicising the appointments to human rights commissions, information commissions and anti- corruption agencies like Lokpal and Lokayuktas. Systemic corruption has resulted in the curbing of voices of dissent raised by anti-corruption campaigners, transparency and accountability advocates and human rights activists. Journalists reporting corruption are particularly at risk in an increasingly curtailed civic space. Author(s): Kaunain Rahman, [email protected] Reviewer(s): Venkatesh Nayak, Transparency Advocate and Human Rights Activist based in New Delhi and Ilham Mohamed, Transparency International Date: 26 January 2022
Overview of corruption and anticorruption developments in India
Jul 06, 2023
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