Afghanistan
The Taliban suspend two TV stations in Afghanistan for neglecting Islamic and national values (AP)
Pakistan
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan call for cease-fire in Gaza (VOA)
Riyadh eyes significant investment in Pakistan, Saudi FM says (Reuters)
Death toll from 4 days of rains rises to 63 in Pakistan with more rain on the forecast (AP)
Iran president to visit Pakistan ‘very soon’, PM Sharif says (Reuters)
US opposition to Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline risks losing an entire region to China (The Hill – opinion)
India
Indian Police Kill 29 Suspected Maoist Rebels in Chhattisgarh (Bloomberg)
Indian police kill 29 suspected Maoist rebels in a gunbattle in a central state (AP)
Indian security forces kill at least 29 Maoists in gunbattle (Reuters)
Why Does It Take India Six Weeks to Vote? (New York Times)
Indian election: Prime Minister Modi’s BJP seeks supporters in the U.S. (NBC News)
Inside the formidable grassroots operation of India’s BJP (Financial Times)
Jobs and rights on young voters’ minds for India polls (Agence France-Presse)
Will Modi win 400 seats in India’s election? The south holds the answer (Al Jazeera)
India-South Korea-US Trilateral Technology Cooperation (The Diplomat)
India’s Reliance Tries to Sell US Oil as Russian Flows Gain (Bloomberg)
Indian Citizenship Law’s Exclusion of Sri Lankan Tamils (The Diplomat)
Herders on front line of India’s Himalayan dispute with China say they’re losing grazing land – and a way of life (CNN)
NSB
How rainwater harvesting has become a lifesaver in Bangladesh (The New Humanitarian)
Sri Lanka debt restructuring stumbles as govt rejects bondholders’ proposal (Reuters)
Central Asia
Kazakhstan’s Compensation Claims Against Kashagan Oil Firms Jump to $150 billion (Bloomberg)
Russia, Kazakhstan fight floods as Putin ally says officials should have done better (Reuters)
Jailed Kazakh Journalist Mukhammedkarim Launches New Hunger Strike (Radio Free Europe)
Rough Police Raids Rattle Kyrgyz Capital’s Creative Subculture (Radio Free Europe)
Rights Watchdog Calls On EU States, Turkey Not To Return Tajik Dissidents (Radio Free Europe)
In Tajikistan, climate migrants flee threat of fatal landslides (Agence France-Presse)
Indo-Pacific
More than 100 killed across Pakistan and Afghanistan as flash floods and heavy rains sweep the region (CNN)
Heavy rains and floods kill over 100 across Pakistan and Afghanistan (VOA)
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