By Jane Nakano — China’s recent, rapid expansion of its domestic nuclear power generation fleet sets it apart from most, if not all, of nuclear power-dependent economies around the world that have seen the zero-carbon source of electricity come under…
By Donald Camp — The United States and India, despite a converging worldview on some foreign policy issues, responded quite differently to the December 30 election in Bangladesh. India went all-in with re-elected Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Prime Minister Modi was…
By Richard Rossow — Five Indian states will hold elections in November and December this year- Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Rajasthan, and Telangana. These five states have 204 million residents in total – about the population of Brazil. The results…
By Robert W. Beckman — Eighteen years ago, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched a program to foster energy integration in South Asia. The South Asia Regional Initiative for Energy Cooperation and Development — generally referred to…
In this episode, we explore India’s energy efficiency efforts. Dr. Kartikeya Singh, Deputy Director of the CSIS Wadhwani Chair, discusses some of the ways India’s state governments are saving electricity with Saurabh Kumar, Managing Director of Energy Efficiency Services Limited, or…
Inter-State Council Standing Committee meets for the first time since 2005; Chandrababu Naidu is giving up multiple cabinet portfolios to take on the Happiness Department; Maharashtra can now set Uber and Ola rates, while Haryana taxes cabs at the border;…
By Richard M. Rossow — On September 28, the Indian Army initiated a military strike against terror camps along the Line of Control in Kashmir. The exact nature of this action, as well as its location, remains vague. But the…
By Murray Hiebert & Phuong Nguyen — Two months after the National League for Democracy (NLD) government took office, State Counselor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi embarked on a process to start addressing the plight of stateless Muslims…
By Samyukta Balsubramani — India is one of the world’s fastest developers of solar energy and will be the largest driver of solar power expansion over the next 25 years. Moreover, there has been a rapid decline in the price…
In this episode we explore the challenge of feeding the hungry in South Asia. CSIS Global Food Security Project Director Kimberly Flowers and CSIS Wadhwani Chair Richard Rossow explain how issues of nutrition, markets, government programs, climate change, and technology…
