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High corruption risk in defence purchases by India: Study - The Times of India
The report said that most of the countries in the
band did not disclose the level of expenditure
dedicated to secret spending, and did not audit
these secret budgets.
NEW DELHI: India is among the
countries that suffer from "high
corruption risk" in defence
purchases, one of the most
elaborate global assessments of
corruption in the high spending sector has concluded. According to the report,
'Government Defence Anti-
Corruption Index 2013' by
Transparency International UK,
36% of the countries assessed by
the index was found to have high corruption risk. India and
China are among those countries. The band in which India figures exhibits "strong
systems in some areas and very poor systems in
others", the report said. Positives of most of these
countries including India are payment systems
and personnel receiving pay in a timely manner,
absence of ghost soldiers etc. The report said that most of the countries in the
band did not disclose the level of expenditure
dedicated to secret spending, and did not audit
these secret budgets. In China, the concentration
of power created corruption risk, the report said. "It is comprehensive, with each country analysed
across 77 detailed questions on all aspects of a
defence ministry and armed force's integrity-
building and anti-corruption systems. It covers
82 countries, from the major arms producing
countries through to fragile nations. It provides detailed analyses for each country that describe
the mechanisms they have in place to prevent
corruption in this sector, and how they could be
strengthened. This provides nations with a
wealth of material on which to base
improvement," said Mark Pyman, director, Defence and Security Programme at Transparency
International UK. The report said that only two countries, Australia
and Germany, had high levels of transparency,
and strong, institutionalized activity to address
corruption risk. "This unexpectedly small number
of countries shows that defence anti-corruption
measures are still in their infancy. This holds true even among the many OECD countries that are
among the 82 nations analysed, which generally
have strong government institutions and rule of
law," the report said. About 30% of the countries had generally high or
moderate transparency, with some activity to
address corruption risks, but with shortcomings.
The rest of the nations had poor results, with 57
of the 82 countries, or 69%, scoring in the
bottom three bands D, E and F. India figures in the D band. The bottom three bands include 20 of the 30
largest arms importers in the world assessed, and
16 of the largest 30 arms exporters assessed.
"This disappointing result shows that defence
risk in most countries is poorly controlled, with
correspondingly high vulnerability to corruption," the report said.
The report said that most of the countries in the
band did not disclose the level of expenditure
dedicated to secret spending, and did not audit
these secret budgets.
NEW DELHI: India is among the
countries that suffer from "high
corruption risk" in defence
purchases, one of the most
elaborate global assessments of
corruption in the high spending sector has concluded. According to the report,
'Government Defence Anti-
Corruption Index 2013' by
Transparency International UK,
36% of the countries assessed by
the index was found to have high corruption risk. India and
China are among those countries. The band in which India figures exhibits "strong
systems in some areas and very poor systems in
others", the report said. Positives of most of these
countries including India are payment systems
and personnel receiving pay in a timely manner,
absence of ghost soldiers etc. The report said that most of the countries in the
band did not disclose the level of expenditure
dedicated to secret spending, and did not audit
these secret budgets. In China, the concentration
of power created corruption risk, the report said. "It is comprehensive, with each country analysed
across 77 detailed questions on all aspects of a
defence ministry and armed force's integrity-
building and anti-corruption systems. It covers
82 countries, from the major arms producing
countries through to fragile nations. It provides detailed analyses for each country that describe
the mechanisms they have in place to prevent
corruption in this sector, and how they could be
strengthened. This provides nations with a
wealth of material on which to base
improvement," said Mark Pyman, director, Defence and Security Programme at Transparency
International UK. The report said that only two countries, Australia
and Germany, had high levels of transparency,
and strong, institutionalized activity to address
corruption risk. "This unexpectedly small number
of countries shows that defence anti-corruption
measures are still in their infancy. This holds true even among the many OECD countries that are
among the 82 nations analysed, which generally
have strong government institutions and rule of
law," the report said. About 30% of the countries had generally high or
moderate transparency, with some activity to
address corruption risks, but with shortcomings.
The rest of the nations had poor results, with 57
of the 82 countries, or 69%, scoring in the
bottom three bands D, E and F. India figures in the D band. The bottom three bands include 20 of the 30
largest arms importers in the world assessed, and
16 of the largest 30 arms exporters assessed.
"This disappointing result shows that defence
risk in most countries is poorly controlled, with
correspondingly high vulnerability to corruption," the report said.
