Welcome to the archive of the CSIS Asia Policy Blog, CogitAsia. From August 2010 to April 2020, the senior and associate staff of the CSIS Asia Programs and external experts authored 2,216 blog posts on economic, political, and security issues…
Address India’s Retrospective Taxation on Cross Border Investments
By Mukesh Butani — Status: Not Started – The government has not amended the Income Tax Code in a way that precludes applying law retrospectively, particularly on cross-border transactions. It, however, did take several measures to address its rigor. First,…
Update on India’s States: April 1, 2020
Reserve Bank of India announces measures to boost liquidity by $49.6 billion; Electricity utilities get a three month moratorium on overdue payments; Center extends project completion deadline for renewable energy projects; Delhi passes $8.6 billion state budget; Chattisgarh issues renewable…
Fill All Judicial Vacancies in Indian Courts
By Yatin Jain — Status: Incomplete — Despite recent progress in high court judicial appointments, the total number of vacancies in the high courts and district courts remain high. High Difficulty: State Procedure — The procedure for appointing high court judges…
Update on India’s States: March 25, 2020
548 districts in lockdown amid COVID-19; Union Cabinet approves $5.3 billion worth electronic manufacturing schemes; Petrol and diesel get costlier in Rajasthan after a tax hike; Uttar Pradesh announces relief measures for 3.5 million daily wage workers; Upper House approves…
Clarity & Ambiguity in the U.S.-China Phase-1 Deal
By Shining Tan — It has been almost two months since the Phase-1 trade deal was signed between the United States and China. The coronavirus started to spread since then, first in China and then worldwide, calling into question the…
Update on India’s States: March 18, 2020
Government approves 485 miles of green highway project; Parliament passes law for commercial mining of coal; Andhra Pradesh clears $3.45 billion power dues to power generators; Uttar Pradesh mandates 25 percent procurement from micro, small, and medium enterprises; Jammu and…
Update on India’s States: March 11, 2020
Government removes tariff cap on renewable energy auctions; Karnataka allocates $1.1 billion to decongest Bengaluru; Maharashtra reduces electricity duty on industrial use; Tamil Nadu launches health reform program with $287 million fund support; Model code of conduct in force in…
Establish a 10-Year Plan to Privatize All of India’s Central Public Sector Enterprises
By Kriti Upadhyaya — Status: Not Started — Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power in 2014 vowing a robust disinvestment and outright privatization program for government-owned public sector undertakings (PSUs). However, despite the commitment, the Modi government has not…
Establish a Paperless Court System in India to Ensure Speedy Resolution of Cases
By Anit Mukherjee — Status: Not started — The Modi government launched the Integrated Case Management Information System in its first term to digitize filings but has so far implemented the same only in the Supreme Court. Medium Difficulty: No…
Update on India’s States: March 4, 2020
Andhra Pradesh releases $415.67 million to clear power dues; Madhya Pradesh tops in land digitization survey; Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, and Punjab present state budgets; Tamil Nadu drafts action plan on climate change; Union Cabinet approves adaptation of central laws in…
Create a Bankruptcy Resolution Process for Financial Firms in India
By Kriti Upadhyaya — Status: In Progress — On November 15, 2019 the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) enacted the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) Rules 2019 to enable the application of the IBC to Financial Service Providers (FSPs), subject…