By Jennifer Richhmond & Kartikeya Singh — We present results below from a survey of shop owners who are part of the Indian government’s Akshay Urja Solar Shops program. To our knowledge, the Akshay Urja program has not previously been…
By Jeff Genota — Popular dissatisfaction persists over politics and the economy. One candidate has been in politics for too long, and the other boasts business acumen. Both are accused of corruption. Deja vu? You find yourself in Mongolia in…
A week of farmer unrest as protestors are shot in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra announces a total loan waiver program, and Uttar Pradesh struggles to find money for its waiver program; Karnataka puts the brakes on wind power; Madhya Pradesh and…
Bihar unveils an ambitious renewable power policy; Haryana builds a unified policing database; West Bengal drags its feet on the GST; Odisha finds a buyer for the Posco steel plot; and more. Center–State relations The GST Council set tax rates…
In this episode, we dig into China’s technology innovation efforts and explore how China has become the tech workshop of the world. To give context to China’s efforts to innovate in technology, Dr. Scott Kennedy, director of the CSIS Project…
By Sarah Watson — What enables a company — foreign or domestic — to break ground on a new investment in India? While macroeconomic factors such as the health of world trade and the growth of India’s economy undoubtedly affect…
By Murray Hiebert & Nguyen Manh Hung — Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will be the first Southeast Asian head of government to visit the United States and meet with President Donald Trump in the White House. Phuc, who…
GST rates are set for more than 1,000 products; Andhra is building an industrial park in Sri Lanka; Odisha nearly doubles tariffs on captive power plants; Uttar Pradesh will build a solar park — in Rajasthan; Maharashtra makes it easier…
By Murray Hiebert — In the months leading up to local elections in June 2017 and national elections in July 2018, Prime Minister Hun Sen has moved to shrink ties with Washington and deepen relations with China. He has stepped…
In this episode we explore how Japan’s relations with Southeast Asia have expanded from economic engagement and development assistance to also include security collaboration and maritime capacity building. To discuss the dynamics of Japan-Southeast Asia relations, we turned to Dr.…