Sleazy Progress

Byline: Amna E. Khaishgi In India, corruption scandals come in all shapes and sizes. From telecom licenses to bank loans, housing societies to organizing of mega sporting events, there has recently been a tussle to outreach the other in terms of the scale and audacity of corruption scandals. Those purported to be involved range from ministers and bureaucrats to judges, corporate honchos and even journalists. With institutionalized corruption at all levels being acknowledged as the order of the day, the malaise is taking the sheen out of India's much-vaunted march towards progress and a rising stature at the global stage.