By Aman Thakker — Status: Not Started — Foreign direct investment (FDI) Policy last amended in June 2016 to allow 49 percent FDI; 100 percent FDI allowed based on government approval for cases where FDI “is likely to result in…
By Joshua Chang — Recent discourse on U.S. policy in Asia has focused on Japan’s contributions to Indo-Pacific security amid calls for U.S. allies to increase their role in regional defense. Japan supports the Indo-Pacific security architecture through its Self-Defense…
By John Hemmings — This year has been marked by the return of British naval power to the Indo-Pacific. For the first time since 2013, the United Kingdom (UK) deployed warships to the region, not only consecutively deploying three vessels…
India leaps into 77th place from 100th in latest World Bank Ease of Doing Business Report; Andhra Pradesh is ranked number one in the country with an average growth of 10.5 percent; by recording 13.6 percent annual growth rate in…
The Tamil Nadu state government released its Information Communication Technology Policy 2018; Karnataka’s 2,400 MW Kudgi project became fully operational; the Kerala tourism department announced a 12-point action plan to revive the state’s tourism sector after devastating floods and a…
By Aman Y. Thakker — Status: In Progress- Amended in 2016 to allow 49 percent FDI; 100 percent FDI allowed based on government approval for cases where FDI “is likely to result in access to modern technology.” Difficulty: Medium- Requires…
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar inaugurates power projects worth over $1 billion; Karnataka approves a $1.37 billion waiver for existing farm loans; Tata Trusts signed an MOU with the Nagaland government to roll out a cancer care program in collaboration…
The electronic e-way bill for intra-state movement of goods rolled out in the first five states; Andhra Pradesh moves to build a DNA database of its citizens; Delhi discom BRPL enters into a strategic partnership with EESL which will cover…
By Satoru Mori — What must the Japan-U.S. alliance do to retain overmatch in the long-term peacetime military competition with China in an age when defense innovation is accelerating rapidly? This question will require forward looking efforts by alliance managers…
China’s rise has been long predicted and is often accompanied by a corresponding prediction of American decline. Ascendency and decline are relative terms, but managing China’s ascent is the fundamental challenge for American foreign policy in this century. Military tensions…