The problem persists in modern times despite AI and digital surveillance

xHow to ensure that State powers — concentrated at the top -- reconcile with the liberties and rights of citizens, has been an ancient puzzle. The Arthashastra , circa 329 BC — an ancient treatise on statecraft and political power — cautions that it is easier to detect the barely discernible movements of a fish in water than to prevent corruption by officials.

The problem persists in modern times despite AI and digital surveillance. It takes fire to fight fire, so Praveen Ganesan, the owner of @WinTrack, a Chennai businessperson, used his account on X last week to lay bare the malpractices of the Chennai Customs in not clearing his import of electronic lifestyle goods — massagers and related equipment. So frustrat

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