This week, Delhi’s winter legislative session has begun, with a full slate of proposed bills; state finance ministers can’t agree on who should be required to pay the Goods and Services Tax; Maharashtra is legalizing millions of houses; Rajasthan welcomes…
By Rui Hao Puah The tiny oil-rich state of Brunei, no bigger than the state of Delaware, grabbed headlines in 2014 when it became the first country in Southeast Asia to introduce a Sharia penal code at the national level.…
By Gene Choi In April 2013, China fully financed $350 million to build a new 1.8 mile-long bridge with North Korea, a rare friendly gesture amid deteriorating North Korea-China relations under Kim Jong-un. A year later in October 2014, North…
As CSIS President & CEO John Hamre recently argued on cogitASIA, a key issue facing policymakers in the Indo-Pacific littoral is enhancing Asia’s maritime security. The CSIS Asia Program launches a new project titled The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative at…
By James Wallar • In November 2011 the United States joined the East Asia Summit (EAS), taking a seat with the leaders of ASEAN member countries and the other major players in Asia: China, Japan and Korea (ASEAN + 3),…
40% The new cap on single ownership of an Indonesian bank. Indonesia released the new regulations on bank ownership July 18, but left some wiggle room for greater ownership by healthy lenders. $7.24 billion The amount the South Korean government…
$50 million The amount of insurance coverage for protection and indemnity that Indian shipping companies will receive in transporting oil from Iran after a government approval Tuesday. Experts say the amount is only a small fraction of the amount actually…
By Victor Cha This post originally appeared in the New York Times. Excerpt re-posted with permission. North Korea as we know it is over. Whether it comes apart in the next few weeks or over several months, the regime will…
By Victor Cha This post originally appeared in the Financial Times as an Op-ed. Re-posted with permission. Until this weekend, any expert assessment inside or outside the US government would have stated that the most likely scenario for a collapse…
Assistant Secretary Kurt Campbell will speak at the CSIS Banyan Tree Leadership Forum in a few moments. You can watch his remarks below: Update: This event has concluded. Secretary Campbell’s remarks are viewable here:
