Many here have missed the main point of Sri. Venkatesh's essay, because they suffer from the same "India is uniquely bad" syndrome the author is referring to.. He is making a subtle but very important point for Indians to bear in mind. Do not be mesmerised by big names of Western origin, like KPMG. Dig deeper to find a bit more about these "judges" who rank our businesses. What is there resume'? The author is not saying "there is no corruption in India". Such a lot of immature minds... poor Mother India... Amazing, with all this dead weight, she manages to do as well she does.