Trust in India
The one frustration I have with our trust barometer is the length of time between fieldwork (November) and getting the results analyzed, tabulated and out there. Traditionally we launch the study at Davos in the 3rd week of January, but sometimes this means that events overtake us. That is definitely the case in India this year. The big recent trust issue in India has to be 'Radia-gate', which saw taped and then leaked conversations between a top lobbyist and government officials appear to show that 2G mobile telecom licenses and even government appointments were, at the worst, ...