India fourth most corrupt country in Asian Pacific

[Huan]

India, a corrupted slum. While China is a rising industrial modern nation.

 

[StingRoy]

@Huan... rather intelligent comment from a newbie. Search for your country (China, not US) in the list I have provided.

 

[Ammyy]

SINGAPORE - Here is a table of the corruption scores of 14 Asian economies as seen in a survey of more than 1,700 expatriate business executives by the Political and Economic Risk Consultancy (PERC) and made available to AFP on Wednesday.

Australia and the United States were included in the survey for purposes of comparison.

On a scale of zero to 10, zero is the best possible score.

1. Singapore, 1.07
2. Hong Kong, 1.89
3. Australia, 2.40
4. United States, 2.89
5. Japan, 3.99
6. South Korea, 4.64
7. Macau, 5.84
8. China, 6.16
9. Taiwan, 6.47
10. Malaysia, 6.70
11. Philippines, 7.0
12. Vietnam, 7.11
13. India, 7.21
14. Cambodia, 7.25
15. Thailand, 7.63
16. Indonesia, 8.32

We are no 4 from these 16 countries not in world .

I think with sonia`s aashirwad we will get that position very soon

 

[below_freezing]

I'll be honest: in moderate amounts, corruption is the lubricant that keeps the wheels of the state running. otherwise nothing will get done. if the corrupt officials actually produce results, do not use corruption for violence, and keep the stolen money in the country, then it's "normal" for east asian countries.

the problem of course arises when corruption becomes physical crime.

 

[Huan]

@Huan... rather intelligent comment from a newbie. Search for your country (China, not US) in the list I have provided.

Oh please, Wen Jiabao and others are calling for a crackdown on corruption in government. I don't see much of a big call coming from India.

 

[no_name]

I'll be honest: in moderate amounts, corruption is the lubricant that keeps the wheels of the state running. otherwise nothing will get done. if the corrupt officials actually produce results, do not use corruption for violence, and keep the stolen money in the country, then it's "normal" for east asian countries.

the problem of course arises when corruption becomes physical crime.

So where would you draw the line? How much money is too much? What about strategic areas like rare earth, nuclear reactors, HSR?

Maybe there is a consensus of - we won't actively supress, but don't get caught.
Ofcourse, one can never openly say - corruption is ok, because then all efforts to combat corruption will be in vain.

I think favours is the more appropriate word.

 

[harsh1488]

India, a corrupted slum. While China is a rising industrial modern nation.

if you look at the scores than china has a score of 6.16 and india is 7.21 so not a very big difference there but anyway as most of you people say why compare china with india,compare it with usa and you will know the difference

 

[rohitshubham]

Nah ,, We are best in corruption... China And Pakistan can't even come close to our swiss bank accounts

 

[below_freezing]

So where would you draw the line? How much money is too much? What about strategic areas like rare earth, nuclear reactors, HSR?

Maybe there is a consensus of - we won't actively supress, but don't get caught.
Ofcourse, one can never openly say - corruption is ok, because then all efforts to combat corruption will be in vain.

I think favours is the more appropriate word.

I don't think too much is a problem, I think stealing and then not getting anything done is the problem.

Complaints against corrupt officials here is mostly against their abuse of power for criminal purposes like using police to settle personal feuds and skimming funds that significantly affect critical areas like food and education.

You described it perfectly: the government accepts this is reality (but won't say it), as long as the officials are not too 嚣张, don't affect economic development and don't make it so obvious.

those that do get suppressed, caught and shot.

Let's face it, we can't stamp out corruption. Not in asia. Not unless we become like North Korea. Controlling and managing is more realistic. Prevent the money from going to swiss banks, keep it in the country, keep the corrupt officials in the country, its fine. Prevention of capital flight is the key.

 

[Hindustani]

@ Huan if China is such a "industralized nation" why are you living in the U.S.? Don't you guys hate Americans?

 

[StingRoy]

Oh please, Wen Jiabao and others are calling for a crackdown on corruption in government. I don't see much of a big call coming from India.

Look hard...

Sonia Gandhi launches corruption crackdown

Indian PM Vows Commonwealth Corruption Crackdown

 

[Agnostic_Indian]

slow judicial process is one of the main reasons of corruption.

 

[Nair saab]

Most of the asian countries above India are some of the most developed countries in the world...
If it was most corrupt country in Asia...then India would have done far better...& Thank god we were ranked better than Thailand & Indonesia...

 

[albet]

This guy is a minister in pakistan......

how would rate them on corruption ?????

 

[albet]

People Republic of Corruption...PRC's new definition