{"id":3144,"date":"2021-05-21T18:32:38","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T18:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scoreindia.org\/blog\/?p=3144"},"modified":"2024-08-26T12:30:56","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T12:30:56","slug":"lobbying-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scoreindia.org\/blog\/lobbying-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Lobbying in India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-adtags-visited=\"true\">Talking about \u2018lobbying in India\u2019 is kind of a sensitive topic. It is something that is not much spoken about because people consider it similar to bribery.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_76 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/scoreindia.org\/blog\/lobbying-in-india\/#Table_of_Contents\" >Table of Contents<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/scoreindia.org\/blog\/lobbying-in-india\/#What_is_Lobbying\" >What is Lobbying?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/scoreindia.org\/blog\/lobbying-in-india\/#Why_are_people_in_India_opposed_to_Lobbying_in_India\" >Why are people in India opposed to Lobbying in India?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/scoreindia.org\/blog\/lobbying-in-india\/#What_are_some_of_the_infamous_cases_of_lobbying_in_India\" >What are some of the infamous cases of lobbying in India?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/scoreindia.org\/blog\/lobbying-in-india\/#Final_thoughts_about_lobbying_in_India\" >Final thoughts about lobbying in India<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 data-adtags-visited=\"true\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Table_of_Contents\"><\/span>Table of Contents<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li data-adtags-visited=\"true\">What is lobbying?<\/li>\n<li data-adtags-visited=\"true\">Why is Lobbying in India works in secrecy?<\/li>\n<li data-adtags-visited=\"true\">Why it is important to bring lobbying in India to the main picture?<\/li>\n<li data-adtags-visited=\"true\">What steps should government take to legalise lobbying?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Lobbying\"><\/span>What is Lobbying?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p data-adtags-visited=\"true\">To start with- Lobbying is \u2018the act of attempting to promote third parties legitimate interests, trying to persuade governments\u00a0to make decisions or support something with the purpose of influencing their decisions.\u2019<\/p>\n<h2 data-adtags-visited=\"true\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_are_people_in_India_opposed_to_Lobbying_in_India\"><\/span>Why are people in India opposed to Lobbying in India?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-adtags-visited=\"true\">\u00a0However, politicians, journalists, industrialists, and so on are the people who are used by loIn India, lobbying is obtaining help from the public sector in exchange for favors. There is no formal organization for lobbying yet and considered immoral.bbyists to influence the process of government decision making. These people are opposed to the idea of regulating the lobby practice.<\/p>\n<h2 data-adtags-visited=\"true\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_some_of_the_infamous_cases_of_lobbying_in_India\"><\/span>What are some of the infamous cases of lobbying in India?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-adtags-visited=\"true\">\u2018Radia Tapes\u2019 is one of the examples which have changed the dimension of lobbying as a profession in India. The Radia case controversy happened in 2008-2009, which relates to telephonic conversations tapped by Indian Income Tax Department of a political lobbyist Nira Radia with then Indian telecom minister, politicians, senior journalists, corporate houses. The tax department was doing an investigation on possible money laundering and tapped Radia\u2019s phone for 300days. The tap got leaked in media and everyone was talking about it. The recordings showcased how Radia tried to use media people to influence the decision of people and to appoint A.Raja as a telecommunication minister.<\/p>\n<p data-adtags-visited=\"true\"><em>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/scoreindia.org\/blog\/commencement-address-by-rohan-mishra\/\">Commencement Address by Rohan Mishra<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 data-adtags-visited=\"true\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Final_thoughts_about_lobbying_in_India\"><\/span>Final thoughts about lobbying in India<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-adtags-visited=\"true\">I would say at the end that making lobbying legal in our country would be legitimate as it is associated with lawmaking. The economy of India is changing which means there is or there might be issues in accepting foreign investments, subjects related to e-commerce privacy, taxation, data and so on due to which the requirement of lobbyists will also grow. It can bring the industry in a light that operates in the shadow.<\/p>\n<p data-adtags-visited=\"true\">Lobbying in India is something that is always spoken about behind closed doors and people also take it is as illegal.<\/p>\n<p data-adtags-visited=\"true\">So, it is time for the government authorities to start thinking about legalizing lobbying with appropriate rules and regulations.<\/p>\n<p data-adtags-visited=\"true\">&#8211;<strong>Neha Goyal<\/strong><\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3132 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scoreindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/neha-1-200x300-200x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"144\" height=\"216\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/scoreindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/neha-1-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/scoreindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/neha-1-200x300-97x146.png 97w, https:\/\/scoreindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/neha-1-200x300-33x50.png 33w, https:\/\/scoreindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/neha-1-200x300-50x75.png 50w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 144px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 144\/216;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3132\" src=\"https:\/\/scoreindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/neha-1-200x300-200x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"144\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scoreindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/neha-1-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/scoreindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/neha-1-200x300-97x146.png 97w, https:\/\/scoreindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/neha-1-200x300-33x50.png 33w, https:\/\/scoreindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/neha-1-200x300-50x75.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><\/noscript><strong>Neha Goyal<\/strong> is a part of the Class of 2020 of PG Programme in PR and Corporate Communications at SCoRe, Mumbai. She completed her winter internship with Genesis BCW, Mumbai and was recruited by Adfactors PR, Mumbai.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Neha Goyal is from City of Joy- Kolkata. Having completed her graduation in Media Science she came to City of Dreams- Mumbai to pursue her further studies and eventually start her professional life. With a specialisation in Advertising and Public Relations from iLead College, Kolkata, her love and fascination towards building brands drew her towards SCoRe which helped her polish and hone her skills. She loves meeting new people, interacting with them and eventually working towards creating some impactful campaigns. As she takes her first steps in this dynamic industry she hopes to leave her mark and create an impact with everything she does.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Lobbying in India - Thoughts by Public Relations Students: SCoRe<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Lobbying in India is spoken about behind closed doors &amp; people also take it is as illegal. 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