New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- Imagine this. Seven chief ministers jet-setting to picturesque Davos in the Swiss Alps at the height of winter, with their entourage of bureaucrats and staff-on taxpayer money-to sign MoUs with Indian business houses. Compare this with Singapore's public accountability, where a small professional contingent visits Davos to sign actual-as in enforeceable-foreign investment agreements with full approvals in place.

Or, consider this: water being sprinkled in the air near AQI meters in Delhi to make the pollution levels 'look' better; or better still, solving our big existential problem of air pollution by simply changing Indian standards to make high AQI levels seem normal. Voila!

These are just a couple of examples o...