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China's development -- now for the hard part

China's development -- now for the hard part

China is now beginning the "hard part" of development -- as its growth is slowing, debt is increasing sharply, adverse demographics are biting and the inefficiencies of state capitalism are visible. Read more...
What Asian Tigers may be making of India's Budget 2015

What Asian Tigers may be making of India's Budget 2015

Gaurav Dalmia & Asit Biswas explore what Asian Tigers may be making of India's Budget 2015. Read more...

China's financial paradoxes

China's international financial showmanship at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank should not distract attention from its deep financial fragilities at home. Read more...
India's declining innovation performance

India's declining innovation performance

India's declining innovation performance as compared to other countries is crying out for timely policy intervention by the government, write Asit K Biswas and Kris Hartley. Read more...
Vibrant Gujarat shows the way for India

Vibrant Gujarat shows the way for India

Vibrant Gujarat shows the way for India, reports Asit Biswas. The January summit attracted 25,000 participants with 21,304 MOUs valued at 25 trillion rupees getting signed. Read more...
Top-down planning chases innovation in China

Top-down planning chases innovation in China

Top-down planning chases innovation in China, argue Asit K. Biswas and Kris Hartley. Read more...
China's property market has reached a turning point

China's property market has reached a turning point

China's property market has reached a turning point, argues G. Bin Zhao, executive editor at China's Economy & Policy. Read more...
India: Evolving Dynamics of Union-State Fiscal Relations: Opportunities and Challenges

India: Evolving Dynamics of Union-State Fiscal Relations: Opportunities and Challenges

Mukul Asher of the National University of Singapore has shared his analysis of India's Evolving Dynamics of Union-State Fiscal Relations. Read more...
Asia's economic catchup challenge

Asia's economic catchup challenge

Asia's miracle economies are experiencing great challenges catching up to the Western world, despite their rapid development. Read more...
Sophia University

Impressions of Japan

"My first impression of Japanese business and economy is a mixed bag," says Rinaldi Rorimpandey, a January-session student at Tokyo's Sophia University. Read more...
Japan's economy -- from miracle to mystery to pious hopes

Japan's economy -- from miracle to mystery to pious hopes

After four decades of miraculous development, Japan's economy then experienced twenty years of mysterious stagnation. Despite "Abenomics" new hopes, hope is now turning to despair, argues John West. Read more...
Japan struggles into Asian Century

Japan struggles into Asian Century

Japan, long time Asia's leading nation, is struggling to reposition itself for the Asian Century, argues John West. Read more...
China rising, India falling

China rising, India falling

IITs are an illustrative example of the dumbing down of Indian universities, argues Asit K Biswas. Read more...
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Industry Transformation, Software Defined Everything, the Internet of Things and Cybersecurity

Industry Transformation, Software Defined Everything, the Internet of Things and Cybersecurity to offer greatest opportunities in APAC for 2015, says Frost & Sullivan. Read more...
China not ready to rewire global finance

China not ready to rewire global finance

G. Bin Zhao says the rosy view that China is now capable of rewiring the global financial system, even if it intended to do so, is just not realistic, given the limitations of its economy today. Read more...
China's trainmaker monopoly

China's trainmaker monopoly

Creating a trainmaker monopoly is in conflict with China's reform ambitions, argues G.Bin ZHAO. Read more...
Indo-Aussie “sweet spot”

Indo-Aussie “sweet spot”

The Indo-Australian relationship, which has long been defined by the 3Cs of cricket, curry and Commonwealth, now seems set to rise to a higher level and exploit the potential of a new "sweet-spot". Read more...
Japan calls its corporates to account

Japan calls its corporates to account

Japan is embarking upon the challenging task of bringing its corporate governance structure up to international standards. Read more...
Investment builds bridges between China and Japan

Investment builds bridges between China and Japan

While the political relationship between China and Japan remains tense, Chinese FDI into Japan has been picking up pace. Read more...
Before the Asian Century

Before the Asian Century

The emerging Asian Century is a return to normalcy. Apart from the 19th and 20th centuries, Asia has always had the dominant weight in the world economy, thanks to its enormous population. Read more...