Andhra Pradesh and Cisco launch India’s first state-wide broadband service; India and the World Bank sign a $35 million loan agreement for Madhya Pradesh Access to Responsive Services Project; Gujarat asks e-commerce retailers to charge entry tax on goods brought…
By Richard Rossow — On March 7, the Election Commission of India announced the dates for the five states holding elections this year: Assam, Kerala, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal. The elections will be held between April 4 and…
By Phuong Nguyen — In Southeast Asia, Japan can be said to enjoy unrivaled popularity. According to the 2015 Pew Global Attitudes survey, an average of about 80 percent of respondents surveyed across four Southeast Asian countries said they hold…
Andhra chief minister Naidu in London, setting up office; NCAER ranks Gujarat as the state with most investment potential; Haryana signs MoU with center on State Electricity Board rehab plan. Center-State relations Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Gujarat were…
By Sarah Watson — Implementing the Aadhaar Bill is a necessary step towards institutionalizing an initiative, the unique ID program, which could offer India enormous benefits. But the strong content of the bill, and the Modi government’s use of a…
By Scott Kennedy — Last Saturday at 10:00 a.m., Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), held a press conference during the annual session of the National People’s Congress (NPC). Flanked by his deputies, his task was…
Elections for Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal announced; results on May 19. Andhra releases “Internet of Things” policy framework; Gujarat releases “Electronics Policy 2016;” Haryana hosts “Happening Haryana” investment summit; Japan’s JICA signs assistance agreement for Ahmedabad…
By Murray Hiebert — As Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) prepares to take power in Myanmar April 1, one of the questions U.S. policymakers will eventually need to address is what to do about the remaining…
The Railways Ministry created a corporate entity to develop the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed rail line; budget sessions for state legislatures in Andhra, Delhi, Gujarat, Karnataka, Rajasthan, West Bengal; Rajasthan selling stakes in power utilities to pay down debts; West Bengal…
By Richard Rossow – Finance Minister Arun Jaitley released the Indian central government’s budget on February 29, 2016, for the coming fiscal year, and delivered the annual budget speech, which highlights key budget provisions as well as other planned reforms.…
