By Scott Kennedy — Not So Fast! Just as everyone was getting comfortable thinking a broad U.S.-China trade deal was close at hand, and the relationship between the world’s two largest powers would stabilize, a consensus emerged that President Trump…
By Matt Weis — From April 29-30, India hosted its first major cybersecurity exercise, titled Cyberex, reflecting growing concerns over the country’s cybersecurity. These concerns are well founded. Potential economic losses from cyberattacks in the Asia-Pacific region reached $1.745 trillion,…
Meghalaya faces a severe power crisis; Kerala announces new plan to ensure power supply through two sources for all rural and urban areas in the state; a one-gigawatt tender in Gujarat fails to attract developers despite four deadline extensions; Rajasthan…
By Vikram Albrecht — Noncommunicable disease (NCD) is the leading cause of death in India. Faced with this new challenge, back in 2010 the Central Government launched The National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and…
Karnataka announces it will stop building solar projects in the state for the time being; Bihar penalizes state power company for failing to meet its renewable purchase obligations for 2018-2019; Gujarat announces implementation of its new law allowing shops in…
By Afeena Ashfaque — Status: Incomplete – The Modi government announced in 2015 that it would continue the current fertilizer subsidy policy for another four years, demonstrating a lack of intent in tackling this reform Difficulty: High – With India’s farming community serving as an important…
By Kim Mai Tran & Andreyka Natalegawa — In recent years, urban centers have become a focal point of development in ASEAN member states. With over 40 percent of Southeast Asia’s population based in cities, leaders from across the region…
The High Court of Punjab and Haryana overturns Punjab’s State Sand and Gravel Mining Policy, 2018; Gujarat leaves power tariff rates unchanged for 2019-2020; Bihar increases diesel subsidies for farmers after the center’s solar irrigation pump scheme faces delays; the…
By Anit Mukherjee — India and Pakistan recently came close to a full-scale conflict that threatened to destabilize the region. The Indian government responded to the Pulwama attack on Indian security forces in Kashmir on February 14 by ordering air…
By Adrien Chorn — The Asia Reassurance Initiative Act (ARIA), which passed through bipartisan support in both chambers of the U.S. Congress and was later signed into law by President Donald Trump on December 31, 2018, may be overlooking the…
Haryana to shut down 378 companies due to their pollution activities in contaminating the river Yamuna; state power discoms still owe nearly half of overdue payments despite implementation of UDAY scheme; Delhi Metro’s violet line runs on solar power; Adani…
By Raymond E. Vickery, Jr. — Status: Incomplete – While the Modi government declared its intention to gradually reduce the subsidies on kerosene, market-friendly reforms have continued to elude the government as government controls and subsidies on kerosene remain in place. Difficulty: High…
Center convenes meeting of state government officials from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh regarding pending issues over the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh; The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission approves a new power purchase agreement for Adani Power to take increasing cost of…
