The Global Integrity Report, prepared by the U.S.-based Center for Public Integrity after a year-long study put India in the "weak democracy" category on a public integrity index, the Times of India reported.

This will be a surprise to everyone who chalked up the change in government to a alive and kicking democracy. But the survey's ranking focussed on the level of corruption and the lack of accountability in public institutions. The report finds that very few people are actively fighting corruption.