In this episode we examine Taiwan’s politics and foreign policy following the landslide election of Dr. Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan’s first female president. CSIS’s China Power Project Director Bonnie Glaser joins to discuss the origin story of the Democratic Progressive Party,…
West Bengal’s finance minister Amit Mitra (former head of FICCI) to lead GST committee for states; Andhra legislature meets starting March 5; Delhi government launches solar power subsidy program; Karnataka expands industrial self-certification program; Maharasthra dramatically liberalizes retail sector; Tamil…
By Sarah Watson – India’s yearly budget speech is more than just an allocation of funds. Beyond announcing expenditures for the fiscal year, the budget speech lays out the government’s priorities and unveils a series of policy proposals to meet…
This week, Karnataka is considering lifting restrictions on women working overnight shifts in all sectors; sixteen states have signed on to the central government’s rescue scheme for state power distribution companies; Rajasthan approves a new policy to boost development in…
By Scott Kennedy – Zhou Xiaochuan, the urbane governor of China’s central bank for the past 13 years, gave a lengthy interview on Saturday to media outlet Caixin. This represents Zhou’s first public comments on China’s economy in almost five…
This week: states are threatening to hold the GST hostage; Maharashtra makes it easier for employers to hire contract employees; four heads of state in Mumbai for “Make in India” week; Rajasthan passes the first test of its liberalized labor…
By Victor Cha & Andy Lim Kim Jong-un has had a busy start to 2016, with a nuclear test in January, a claimed hydrogen bomb test and his third overall, and a long-range missile/satellite test over the weekend added to…
By Ngo Di Lan In the end, Vietnam’s 12th National Party Congress did not turn out to be the watershed moment some anticipated. Incumbent general secretary Nguyen Phu Trong retained his post and nothing seemed to have fallen out of…
Who is he? Dato Paduka Serbini Ali most recently served as Brunei’s representative and head of mission of to the European Union and as ambassador to Belgium. Prior to that dual appointment in 2008, he was permanent secretary of the…
By Murray Hiebert Leadership changes announced at a recently completed congress of the ruling Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President Barack Obama’s planned visit to Vientiane in September, the first ever to Laos by a sitting U.S. president, give Washington…
