The article has correctly labelled holier than thou attitude of western media about India.
On looking closely, in US funds are raised for elections by selling "Power lunches", which is similar to our Mithai box.
There will be loopholes in any system. Businessmen are the first people to exploit it. Well, there is some amount of risk taking by any business. As rightly pointed out, bureaucrats have anti-business attitudes.
Whenever a Gora is recruited, s/he is recruited to liase with other Goras/Goris over a couple of drinks!!!
Recently, one of the Goras in the Indian airline industry was in news for getting new routes around the world. He was supposed to be head-hunted by a rival competetior.
Indian/worldbusiness people are no fools to hire services of Goras/Goris. Ultimately, bottom-line counts.
Corruption is everywhere. Some places it is visible(like in third countries)at other places it is not.It is 10% everywhere!!! Well, if you start a business take the above amount into costs incurred.