India ranks in the middle of the pack for corruption sandwiched between the likes of China and Colombia one side and Egypt and Mexico on the other. While the United States does much better on the Transparency International index of 178 nations, ranked 22, it could be much better.

http://www.transparency.org/policy_research/surveys_indices/cpi/2010/results

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India's culture of bribery and petty corruption explained by the Guardian in light of Anna Hazare's protest against it.

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Corruption in India: 'All your life you pay for things that should be free'
As Anna Hazare leaves prison to continue his protest, residents in Delhi explain how bribery forms part of everyday life

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