 Corruption and National Security: Insights from the Indian ExperienceNiranjan Sahoo ()
Chapter Chapter 15 in Varying Dimensions of India’s National Security, 2022, pp 235-247 from Springer Abstract: Abstract Arguably the most insidious threat to national security arises from corruption. India knows this phenomenon so intimately. In fact, Transparency International (TI) has consistently ranked India very high in the global corruption index. High-value corruption and big-ticket scams have taken the limelight in the country for too long, at times bringing down governments. However, less is known how national security is deeply linked to corruption in India. This chapter uncovers some of the close links between the graft and various dimensions of security threats to the nation and what measures India has taken to curb the dangerous trends of increasing graft and institutional decay. The chapter argues that national security imperatives demand comprehensive political reforms involving political and radical reform of justice apart from making institutional innovations like Lokpal and RTI to attack corruption from its roots. Keywords: Corruption; National security; Systems of governance; Transparency; Internal Security (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:spr:isbchp:978-981-16-7593-5_16 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-7593-5_16 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in India Studies in Business and Economics from Springer |
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