The World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business rankings will now incorporate data from 10 Indian cities; solar tariffs hit a new low in Andhra Pradesh; Maharashtra will allow conversion of industrial land to commercial and residential districts; Haryana plans unique…
By Matthew P. Goodman, Michael J. Green, & Nicholas Szechenyi — Vice President Mike Pence will travel to South Korea, Japan, Indonesia, and Australia from April 15 to 25, including for the launch of a new economic dialogue with Japan’s…
By Tomohiko Satake — Since the end of the Cold War, many Asian countries have sought to diversify their security partnerships and hedge against regional risks and uncertainties. There is no more successful example than Japan-Australia security cooperation. Originally launched…
By Victor Andres “Dindo” C. Manhit — With all the change in the Philippines’ foreign relations, there is something to be said for going back to basics: understanding the foundations of our alliance, what it has accomplished, and its possible…
By Andrew J. Stanley & Jane Nakano — Facts: On March 15, 2017, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull of Australia met with executives from the largest gas producers in that nation to secure a commitment that sufficient levels of natural gas…
By Amy Searight — The CSIS Southeast Asia Program on March 1-2 organized a conference in Manila, Philippines—“U.S.-ASEAN Relations: Charting the Next 40 Years”—in cooperation with the Albert del Rosario Institute for Strategic and International Studies and with the generous…
By Amy E. Searight & Murray Hiebert — The incoming Trump administration will encounter a Southeast Asia region significantly transformed from the one that the previous administration began to work with eight years ago. The region today is an integral…
In our latest episode, we turn to Indonesia and discuss the first two years of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s time in office. Adjunct Fellow Phuong Nguyen of CSIS and Research Fellow Natalie Sambhi of the Perth USAsia Centre in Australia…
The GST amendment officially becomes law, and the center notifies establishment of the GST Council; states will have greater flexibility in how they use central welfare and development funds; Bangalore engulfed in protests over Cauvery River water-sharing; Bihar approves a…
By Scott Kennedy — China hosted the 11th G20 leadership summit on September 4–5, 2016, in the city of Hangzhou, about 110 miles southwest of Shanghai. The meeting brought together the regular G20 members, plus the heads of seven international…
