The ‘India Risk Survey (IRS) 2014’ of FICCI-Pinkerton said the top five risks that affect Corporate India are ‘corruption, bribery and corporate frauds’, ?strikes, closures & unrest?, ?political & governance instability?, ?crime? and ?information & cyber insecurity?.

However, there are some variations in perception of risks in some industries due to the typical nature of work.

?Corruption, bribery and corporate frauds? was ranked at No. 4 in 2013 survey. ?Strikes, closures and unrest? has been rated as No. 2 risk and continue to command serious concern from corporate India. In the 2013 survey, it was ranked as No. 1.

Political and governance instability ranks No. 3 as political uncertainty surrounds the forthcoming general elections.

Overall risk ranking:

The Top three risks in each industrial sectors: