India, Dec. 14 -- Detailed investigation by a Canadian think tank shows that India, which imports one third of the world's gold supply, is picking up the metal from Congo, a nation where gold mines are linked to corruption.

New Delhi: Do you know what is the Great Lakes Theory and why is it so, so important for India? If you don't, ask officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and Customs and they will tell you why: over the years, Indians have routinely sought gold from the mines of Congo, Somalia, Sudan and Uganda which travels through routes that lie close to Lake Victoria.

Stretching across a whopping 69,484 square km, Lake Victoria is also called Victoria Nyanza, the largest lake in Africa and the chief reservoir ...