On Lokpal, Liberalisation and Corruption
Here’s a 15-min video of an extempore speech at the Odisha High Court Bar Association in Cuttack on the topic of Lokpal, laws and corruption.
I made the following points in this informal speech:
- Almost all of corruption in India is linked to government. So open-ness, transparency helps…
- ..but merely “opening up” the economy is not enough
- You also need to bring change at the top..by changing the people …or by changing behaviour of those at the top
- To change behaviour, need to have “consequences” in place
- How do we change leadership at the top?
- For that, bring in electoral reforms and make it easier for aspiring politicians to contest elections
Comments/ thoughts welcome as always. Thanks. Jai Hind, Jai Bharat!
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