By Aung Din In February 2016 in Myanmar, the new Union Parliament will begin to exercise legislative power with newly-elected members. Myanmar’s new government will take administrative power in April. The National League for Democracy (NLD) party, led by Aung…
By Megan Kelly – For years, China has occupied a dominant space in U.S. reporting of world affairs. A 2003 study by University of Michigan’s Communication Studies Department shows that while media does not strongly influence the American public’s opinions…
This week: states will be allowed to mine their own coal; Mumbai is causing trouble for high-speed rail; Rajasthan is restructuring its power utilities; Rajasthan will present SEB restructuring plan in its state assembly; the CAG questions Rajasthan’s policies to…
By Aung Din Following the November 8 election, Myanmar’s political landscape has changed dramatically and the country is now stepping into uncharted territory. Both the National League for Democracy (NLD), which won a landslide victory, and the military, known as…
This week the show explores Australia’s future strategy amid a complex geopolitical landscape down under. To do this, we spoke with CSIS Distinguished Visiting Fellow Andrew Shearer, former Australian National Security Advisor and previously the director of studies at the…
Ten states have signed on to the Center’s plan to rescue state power utilities; Andhra Pradesh faces a severe fiscal shortfall; the Supreme Court upholds Haryana’s restrictions on who can run for office; Karnataka will allow start-ups to bid on…
By Phuong Nguyen The resounding victory of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), in the November 8 elections is an outcome many in the United States had long wanted to see. But rather…
Who is he? Wang Huning, a current member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Politburo and head of the CCP’s Central Policy Research Office, is commonly believed to be one of Chinese president Xi Jinping’s top policy advisors. Born in…
By Khine Thant Thailand’s military government said in September that it will embark on a new set of economic policies as frustrations with a slowing economy among farmers in Thailand’s northeast have grown since the military coup in May 2014.…
By Aung Din Since Aung San Suu Kyi met on December 4 with former military dictator Than Shwe, who ruled the country from 1992 to 2010 and was the architect of the 2008 constitution, there has been widespread speculation that…
