By Lance Jackson — Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak traveled to China October 31 on a six-day visit, his fifth as head of government. Before leaving for China, Najib emphasized that he was “committed to achieving new highs and entering…
A Gujarat delegation signs $5 billion in investment deals with Chinese investors; Haryana opens commercial road transport to private companies; Maharashtra revises procurement rules to give start-ups an edge and issues draft rules to regulate Uber and Ola; Tamil Nadu…
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…
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 —…
By Nicole Smolinske & Lance Jackson — Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte begins a four-day official state visit to China on October 18 in which he is betting that his increasingly strident statements of independence from the United States will help…
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…