India falls two places in global corruption index
India's ranking in 2017 global corruption index fell by two places to 81 among a group of 180 countries. The Corruption Perceptions Index 2017 released by non-government organisation Transparency International also listed India as one of the "worst offenders" in the Asia-Pacific region. While China fared better than India with a rank of 77, Pakistan ranked 117 on the index.