Smoke and mirrors

At a time when public discourse is dominated by issues of corruption, the abuse of public authority and the ways to curb it, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh struck a reasonable note. His speech at the 19th conference of CBI and state anti-corruption bureaus acknowledged the gravity of the phenomenon, and laid out a few ways to address it. The Prevention of Corruption Act will be amended, and will now consider “corporate failure to prevent bribery” as an offence on the “supply side”.

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