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…
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…
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…
By Adrien Chorn — The recent warrants issued by the Yangon regional government for the arrest of Ashin Wirathu, a Buddhist monastic figurehead of Myanmar’s ultranationalist anti-Muslim movement, may produce complications for Myanmar’s ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) party…
By Amy Hariani — Status: Incomplete – Prime Minister Modi had reportedly requested the Ministry of Law and Justice to prepare a draft regulation that would open India’s legal market to foreign lawyers. However, no steps have been taken since. Difficulty: High – Moving forward on…
By Mukesh Butani — Status: In Progress – The Modi government has not amended the Income Tax Code in a way that precludes applying law retrospectively but has created a new committee that has blocked fresh attempts to use the…
By Nguyen Thanh Trung — The award by the permanent court of arbitration in the Philippines-China case over the South China Sea is two years past, but its effect remains in doubt. When the arbitral tribunal’s decision came out, it…
In this episode, we assess China’s engagement with multilateral institutions and global governance. Joining the show to track China’s transition from institutional outsider to cautious observer to international insider in global governance are Dr. Scott Kennedy, Deputy Director of the…
In this episode, we assess the decline of democratic governance, human rights, and rule of law in several Southeast Asian countries ahead of key elections in 2018 and 2019. CSIS Southeast Asia Program Deputy Director Brian Harding joins the pod…
Bihar announces a major electricity tariff hike; Tamil Nadu extends the standard length of development permits; Maharashtra opens an intellectual property crimes unit to tackle online piracy; wind power in trouble in Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat; Himachal Pradesh runs out…
