In our latest episode, we turn to Indonesia and discuss the first two years of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s time in office. Adjunct Fellow Phuong Nguyen of CSIS and Research Fellow Natalie Sambhi of the Perth USAsia Centre in Australia…
Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh sign deals with Russian investors; Andhra Pradesh issues its first UDAY bonds; Maharashtra is converting state-owned land to freehold and selling it; solar projects shelved in Rajasthan; a hospitalized Jayalitha relinquishes her portfolios; and more. Center–State…
By Daniel Mitchell — Then Cambodian minister of Commerce Cham Prasidh told the Los Angeles Times in September 2006 that if the United States has lost economic influence in Cambodia to China, U.S. policymakers have only themselves to blame —…
Madhya Pradesh conducts India’s first-ever diamond block auction; Maharashtra joins UDAY; Delhi is digitizing land records and putting them online; Haryana will lease village council land to developers; Rajasthan rolls out a new model of neonatal care; Tamil Nadu capex…
By Sarah Watson — On September 29 the World Economic Forum released the 2016-2017 Global Competitiveness Report, which ranks 138 countries according to a list of dozens of indicators ranging from malaria incidence to size of gross domestic product. The…
West Bengal and Tamil Nadu now opposing certain provisions of the GST, Madhya Pradesh introduces new rooftop solar power policy, Rajasthan hikes its fees for solar power inspection, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana get extensions on tax incentives from the center.…
By Sarah Watson — Which sector — services or manufacturing — will drive India’s future growth? The basic outlines of the debate are clear: proponents of manufacturing point out that low- to medium-skill manufacturing best suits India’s comparative advantages of…
By David A. Parker & Matthew P. Goodman — This December will mark the 15th anniversary of China’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO). To listen to some of this year’s election rhetoric, the U.S. decision to allow China into…
By Chau Hoang — An environmental disaster that saw 70 tons of dead fish wash up on Vietnam’s coast in April and which was eventually attributed to toxic factory waste dumped by Taiwanese-owned Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corp.has sparked weeks…
GST Council sets a turnover threshold of $30,000 for the GST; Gujarat walks back its new quota for poor communities; first meeting of the Israel-Haryana Working Group; Maharashtra collaborates with Oracle and HP; Tamil Nadu opens the world’s largest solar…