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…
By Murray Hiebert & Gregory Poling — Fan Changlong, vice chairman of China’s Central Military Commission, was scheduled to make a two-day official visit to Hanoi on June 18-19 before joining Vietnam’s defense minister Ngo Xuan Lich for a series…
In this podcast, a joint production of CSIS’s CogitAsia and the China Innovation Policy Series (CIPS), we explore how China’s tech innovation drive fits into the country’s wider economic picture. To gain a sense of whether the Chinese government’s initiatives…
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…
Indonesia is a key emerging power in the Asia-Pacific. How Indonesia addresses its energy and geopolitical challenges will be closely observed by its neighbors. Helping us understand where Indonesia’s priorities and interests lie, Jane Nakano,(Senior Fellow with the CSIS Energy and…
Interstate transmission of solar power will be free until 2019; Karnataka plans to set prices in private hospitals; Delhi opens registration for rooftop solar; Gorkhaland protests intensify in West Bengal; Kerala gets a ‘green’ metro system; and more. Center–State relations…
By David Lee Soong Wei — During the latest One Belt One Road forum, heads of state from around Asia gathered in Beijing to renew their commitment to China’s ambitious, globe spanning infrastructure plans. This marks one of China’s highest…
By Shannon Hayden — Members of the Asia-Pacific security community, and particularly those from Southeast Asia, wanted to be reassured by U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis’s remarks at the June 2-3 annual Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, but odds are…
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…
In this episode we tackle Japan-South Korea collaboration on security issues. To gain insight on the complicated nature of Japan-South Korea security ties, we sat down with Dr. Junya Nishino, a 2017 CSIS Strategic Japan Fellow. Dr. Nishino discusses the…
By Keith Luse — The February killing of Kim Jong-nam in Malaysia brought attention to relations between North Korea and Malaysia, revealing a deep web of interaction. Before this, if Americans thought about North Korea’s ties to Southeast Asia at…
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…
By Tushar Madan — Spurring innovation in India is a top priority for the Modi administration, and many of the government’s schemes — such as the Atal Innovation Mission, Start-Up India, and Make in India — focus on reigniting the…
