The new Bill on Lobbying: Silver lining to the Walmart episode or lip service to the Indian populace?

In the upcoming issue of the Economic and Political Weekly, I critically analyse the draft Disclosure of Lobbying Activities Bill, 2013 recently introduced in the Parliament.

The article recognizes that the Bill is perhaps the first official recognition of the fact that lobbying practices are omnipresent. However, it questions the seriousness of political leaders in seeing the Bill through fruition. The full article can be found on:

http://www.epw.in/commentary/disclosure-lobbying-activities-bill-2013.html