Roland,
As someone of goan origin who did much of my schooling in
India......it was a well known fact in the 1950`s that many a free
government service could only be got with a bit of "chai- money" ( a small
bribe). As years have progressed after independence, even the usually
honest middle class government servants from the customs officer a
foreign citizen first met on arrival to the policeman one had to
report any loss to .....have grown more greedy and corrupt. I have
friends here in Toronto who tell me they will never travel to India lest
they be cornered by the corrupt officials there. So while the Indian
media lauds the shady millionaires and billionaires....most foreign
corporations probably include the bribe money to be paid as the cost
of doing business there.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roland Francis" <[email protected]>
To: "'Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!'" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2011 11:05 PM
Subject: [Goanet] What Is Happening To India?
Every day dawns with the unearthing of multi-crore scandals in India's
governments and public institutions. Today the media is full of the
Karnataka Mining scam worth 1800 crore rupees and the NTRO (National
Technical Research Organisation) one of the country's intelligence
agencies,
Procurement and Recruitment Scam worth Rs 1000 crore.
For how long can Bharat Mata bleed without it's vital signs breaking down?
The only bright spot on India's darkest nights is the dynamism of the
media
in spotlighting such corruption issues.
Roland
Toronto.
