We are becoming more transparent - Modi effect?
YESTERDAY'S DDT on a pessimistic note mentioned - many are waiting with bated breath to know whether the country has slipped a few notches below its present 94th rank (with a paltry score of 36 out of 100) in the global clean ranking.
Thankfully, we were wrong in our assessment.
In fact, India improves its rating on global corruption index. This year, it ranks 85th among 175 countries as against 94th last year, according to graft watchdog Transparency International India (TII). Sri Lanka joins us at this ranking.
Denmark was happy that it retained its position as the least corrupt country in 2014 with a score of 92.
North Korea and Somalia are the most corrupt. They shared the last place, scoring just 8.
As for our neighbours - Pakistan and Nepal were at 126th position. Bangladesh was 145th and Bhutan 30th in the ranking. Interestingly, in spite of a lot many corrupt men & women being sent to the gallows, China moved to 100th place, down from 80th last year.