The corruption test

It may be hoping against hope, or just plain relief that the inaction has ended. Whatever the reason, there is a sense of a new beginning with regard to economic management. Could the so far inconceivable now happen, and the government start retrieving some lost ground on the issue of corruption as well? L’affaire Ajit Pawar in Maharashtra offers an opportunity to do just that. Prima facie, Mr Pawar’s clearing of irrigation projects worth tens of thousands of crores, many of them in a sudden rush before Assembly elections...

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