By Michael J. Green & Nicholas Szechenyi — On July 10, Japan’s ruling coalition won a comfortable victory in elections for the Upper House of the Diet (parliament), solidifying Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s political power as he seeks to implement…
Andhra Pradesh joins power bailout scheme UDAY, Madhya Pradesh is second state to tax inter-state e-commerce, Maharashtra to work with USTDA to cut corruption in procurement, ADB approves loan to build bridge connecting Bihar and Nepal, Telangana and Hainan province…
By Sundar Ramanujam — Earlier this year, a Parliamentary Standing Committee Report raised the idea of conducting the Lok Sabha (national parliament) and state assembly elections simultaneously. Shortly after, Prime Minister Modi advocated for the change in a Bharatiya Janata…
ADB approves $100 million loan to Tamil Nadu for irrigation management, Karnataka to allow women to work at night, Delhi introduces new solar energy policy, Uber to have fare caps and no surge pricing to continue services in Karnataka, Maharashtra…
Rajya Sabha elections take place on June 11; Andhra Pradesh is the likely new home of the Westinghouse nuclear power plant; Gujarat announces its start-up policy for the IT industry; Karnataka suspends Uber and Ola; Rajasthan repeals hundreds of obsolete…
Karnataka amends its land acquisition law to make it easier to buy land for infrastructure; Andhra Pradesh signs first ever 99-year lease (with an option to buy); the Union Cabinet approves 13 new Smart Cities and 6 new IITs and…
Delhi is seeking full statehood, Apple to open new development offices in Bengaluru and Hyderabad, Telangana to issue building permits within 48 hours and is spending $356 million in improving its power infrastructure, UDAY may be expanded to allow private…
By Esther Sainsbury — President Barack Obama will arrive in Vietnam on May 23 to highlight his ongoing commitment to the U.S. rebalance to the Asia-Pacific and the importance of ratifying the Trans‑Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement this year.…
By Richard Javad Heydarian — After months of grueling and highly polarizing election campaigning, the Philippines has finally chosen its next set of leaders. Rodrigo Duterte, the firebrand and highly controversial mayor of Davao City, appears to have won a…
By Richard M. Rossow — The CSIS Wadhwani Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies brings to you a video series featuring some of the world’s top experts on India, tackling critical questions framed to understand the significance of the five state…