By Jack Caporal & Jonathan Lesh — Nearly one year after its entry into force, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) has yielded a mixed bag of benefits to its 11 signatories. Trade flows have boomed between some…
Andhra Pradesh moves towards English medium schools; Maharashtra under President’s rule; Telangana transport employee strike continues; Concerns rise in northeast over Citizenship (Amendment) Bill; Haryana issues draft regulations to allow a single electricity meter for multi-establishment institutions; Kerala to continue…
Haryana and Punjab incentivize farmers to not burn crops to combat pollution; power-sharing struggle continues in Maharashtra; new data shows India’s maternal mortality rate is on the decline; Bihar phasing out diesel-run auto-rickshaws; Himachal Pradesh announces IT subsidies; Haryana approves…
By Kim Mai Tran & Audreyna Tjiptardjo — Southeast Asia is home to a booming digital economy and rapid mobile growth. With about 400 million users among ASEAN’s total population of 630 million, the region’s digital users are more numerous…
Delhi faces a public health emergency as air quality worsens; new textile policy in Karnataka; Telangana chief minister announces privatization of bus routes amid strike; Chhattisgarh approves New Industrial Policy; West Bengal bans gutka & pan masala for 1 year;…
By Richard Rossow — The International Monetary Fund recently slashed India’s expected economic growth rate for the year down to 6.1 percent. This follows similar moves from other organizations. More than five months into its second term, the Modi government has not…
BJP underperforms somewhat but will maintain governments in Maharashtra & Haryana; India moves up 14 places on the World Bank’s ease of doing business ranking; Delhi grants ownership rights to those in unauthorized colonies; Karnataka amends State Solar Policy 2014-21;…
By Matthew Goodman & Amy Searight — President Donald Trump will join leaders from around the Pacific Rim at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC) Leaders’ Meeting in Santiago, Chile this November 16 and 17. This trip should be coming on…
By Jude Blanchette — On October 24, the Political Bureau (Politburo) of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) Central Committee announced that the long-awaited Fourth Plenum of the Nineteenth Party Congress would commence on October 28 and conclude four days later.…
By Nicholas Szechenyi — On October 2, 2019, North Korea tested a submarine-launched ballistic missile, the latest in a series of provocations also designed to test the U.S. alliance network with South Korea and Japan. This incident followed a recent…
State election results for Maharashtra & Haryana come out on Thursday, October 24. Karnataka tops innovation ranking; Andhra Pradesh approves tariffs for three solar parks; air quality worsens in Delhi; Gujarat revises port policy; Madhya Pradesh reduces documents required for…
By Amy Searight & Brian Harding — On October 20, Indonesian president Joko Widodo, universally known as Jokowi, will be sworn in for a second and final five-year term. Elected with over 55 percent of the vote in a rematch…
By Jack Caporal & Jonathan Lesh — Q1: What did the United States and China agree upon? A1: On October 11, President Trump announced that the United States and China reached a limited trade deal after more than a year of…
