India’s Corruption Crisis: A Systemic Ecosystem of Decay and Democratic Backsliding

The core objective of ICRR remains unchanged: to reveal the structures that enable corruption, describe how they harm public welfare, and highlight the urgent need for systemic reforms.

By Rakesh Raman
New Delhi | December 17, 2025

The India Corruption Research Report 2025 (ICRR 2025) is released at a moment when governance, constitutionalism, and public accountability in India stand at a defining crossroads. Over the past four years of producing this report, RMN News Service and RMN Foundation have observed an unmistakable pattern: corruption in India has not only deepened but has become more structurally entrenched, more technologically sophisticated, and more politically protected. read more

Representational AI-generated image of mobile phone users in India. Photo: RMN News Service

Analysis, Human Rights

From AI Treaties to Social Media Bans: 5 Shocking Global Shifts from Late 2025

These five dispatches from late 2025 reveal a clear trend: governments globally are escalating their efforts to control technology and assert authority in novel ways.

By Rakesh Raman
New Delhi | December 17, 2025

Introduction: The Stories Beneath the Noise

In an era of non-stop information, it’s easy for the daily flood of headlines to obscure the signals of profound global change. The news cycle churns relentlessly, but beneath the surface of the major stories, under-the-radar developments are signaling tectonic shifts with far greater long-term consequences. These developments often go unnoticed, yet they offer a clear glimpse into the future of governance, technology, and individual rights. read more

Starved cows eating household hazardous waste near a housing colony of Delhi. Dirty scenes like this are common in the national capital. Photo: Rakesh Raman / RMN News Service (Representational Image)

Corruption, Democracy, Environment, Unrest

Systemic Decay and Political Privilege: 5 Warnings

The constitutional guarantee of personal liberty, enshrined most visibly in India’s bail jurisprudence, has been transformed into a political privilege.

RMN Foundation Report
December 3, 2025

Introduction: A Glimpse Into the Unrest

In a world saturated with information, it’s easy to miss the signals for the noise. But sometimes, a single snapshot can reveal the tectonic shifts happening just beneath the surface. This article cuts through the chaos to distill five developments highlighted in a single, stark issue of the news magazine ‘The Unrest’ from December 1–15, 2025, which covers global economic and political upheavals. The magazine’s cover story, the “India Corruption Research Report 2025,” sets a grim tone for the dispatches that follow. read more