By Satoru Mori — What must the Japan-U.S. alliance do to retain overmatch in the long-term peacetime military competition with China in an age when defense innovation is accelerating rapidly? This question will require forward looking efforts by alliance managers…
Gujarat introduces special category tariff for electric vehicle charging infrastructure; Karnataka goes in to election in May; Telangana allows private entities to set up universities; Asian Development Bank approves $80 million loan for vocation and technical education in Himachal Pradesh;…
By Yoko Hirose — Russia and Japan are neighbors, but their relationship is often labeled in Japan as “close (geographically) and distant (politically).” The leading reasons are that a treaty of friendship has not been concluded between Japan and Russia,…
By William Reinsch — Last week, the administration announced the conclusion of its first revised trade agreement—the one we have with South Korea. The White House has been touting this as a great victory for the president’s trade policy and…
By Victor Cha & Sue Mi Terry — On March 25-28, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un traveled with his wife Ri Sol-ju to Beijing to meet Chinese president Xi Jinping. This was Kim Jong-un’s first foreign visit as the head of state…
In this episode, we analyze the origin and impact of a Sino-American trade war. As the trading relationship between Washington and Beijing spirals into conflict and protectionism, we are joined by two CSIS experts, Matthew Goodman, Simon Chair in Political…
Uttar Pradesh allows women to work night shifts at factories; Maharashtra announces its ban on plastic; Telangana reduces VAT on aircraft fuel from 16 percent to one percent; West Bengal to develop 23 modern facilities for storage of food grains;…
By Scott Kennedy — Markets are being whipsawed by the daily news and rumors surrounding U.S.-China trade tensions. The latest reports of ongoing negotiations have revived hopes for a quick resolution. But before observers pop the champagne, we should realize…
By Claire Reade — We are entering a new, disruptive trade world, where unfamiliar weapons and new thinking will determine whether we face a hard-nosed negotiation with China, a brief trade skirmish, a serious trade war, and/or a new orientation…
By Stephanie Segal & William Reinsch — On March 22, the Trump administration released the findings of its Section 301 investigation into China’s practices related to technology transfer, intellectual property (IP), and innovation. Responding to the finding, President Trump directed…
By Sidhanta Mehra — The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is up for re-election in just over a year. Despite the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) unprecedented majority-win in India’s last election in 2014, Modi’s ability to govern effectively has…
Uttar Pradesh approves privatization of power distribution in five cities; Telugu Desam Party exits the National Democratic Alliance; Haryana launches new policies on parking and interface with banks; Arunachal promises land ownership rights to its indigenous population; Kerala announces new…
