The sorry state of India’s state–business relations
Author: Surajit Mazumdar, JNU India’s most recent corporate scandal has engulfed the Adani Group. Investment research firm Hindenburg Research accused…
Bhutan seeks out sustainable foreign investment
Authors: Mohammad Sultan Ahmad Ansari, Modern College of Business and Science and Shad Ahmad Khan, University of Buraimi Foreign Direct…
How realistic is a smoke-free New Zealand?
Author: Chris Bullen, University of Auckland In 2011 the New Zealand government adopted the goal of making New Zealand smoke-free…
Chinese tech dominance more myth than reality
Author: Marina Yue Zhang, UTS The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) recently released a report asserting China’s dominance in ‘critical…
Coal smuggling trains the Mongolian public’s eye on systemic corruption
Authors: Gantulga Munkherdene, National University of Mongolia and Ariell Ahearn, University of Oxford Mongolia has substantial coal deposits across the…
Politics, power and private armed groups in the Philippines
Author: Vincent Kyle Parada, Philippine Navy On 4 March 2023, Provincial Governor Roel Degamo was gunned down inside his residential…
Indonesia’s underwhelming renewable energy reform
Author: Kurnya Roesad, Global Green Growth Institute At first glance, Indonesia’s long-awaited Presidential Regulation on the Acceleration of Renewable Energy…
China’s fisheries policy makes a belated shift to sustainability
Authors: Hongzhou Zhang, RSIS and Genevieve Donnellon-May, University of Oxford In response to growing demand for aquatic products, China introduced…
Kishida’s biggest problem is Japan’s faltering bureaucracy
Author: Ko Mishima, East Stroudsburg University Late prime minister Shinzo Abe left an important mark on Japanese political history. He…
Thailand’s cannabis policy experiment
Author: Peter Warr, ANU In June 2022, the Thai government took the bold step of decriminalising the production, sale and…