Forget stock markets and GDP trends; there’s another annual report that genuinely reveals the health of a nation: Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index (CPI). This year, the news for South Asia isn’t pretty. While the numbers don’t directly measure coughs or broken bones, they paint a chilling picture of a region struggling with a disease that eats away at its very well-being—corruption.
Across the board, South Asia scores below the global average, like a…
