Afghanistan
UN Seeks Taliban’s Presence at Doha-Hosted Huddle on Afghanistan (VOA)
US Backs UN Resolution to Appoint New Special Envoy for Afghanistan (BNN)
Pakistan
How millions of young people broke Pakistan’s rules of politics (Washington Post)
Shehbaz Sharif set for Pakistan’s top job as elder brother steps aside (Reuters)
Pakistan politician gives up seat saying vote rigged in his favour (Reuters)
Wounded Ex-Lawmaker Among Scores Of Candidates Challenging Results Of Disputed Pakistani Elections (Radio Free Europe)
‘Mandate thieves’: New Pakistan government takes shape amid slew of jabs (Al Jazeera)
Pakistanis Vote for Imran Khan—and With Their Feet (Wall Street Journal – opinion)
Pakistan is out of friends and out of money (The Economist – opinion)
India
Modi Opens Abu Dhabi’s First Hindu Temple, Forging Closer Ties (Bloomberg)
India’s Modi opens Hindu temple in Muslim UAE as election nears (Reuters)
India’s Modi woos UAE and Qatar to counter China in Middle East (Nikkei Asia)
India Will Begin Discussions to Join International Energy Agency (Bloomberg)
IEA confirms membership talks with India as Modi promises benefits (Nikkei Asia)
Why Farmers Are Marching Toward Delhi Again (New York Times)
India ministers, farmers unions to hold talks hoping to end protests (Reuters)
India’s Top Court Bans Controversial Political Funding Tool (Bloomberg)
India’s top court strikes down system for anonymous political donations ahead of national elections (AP)
Delhi’s Deadly Air Pollution Prompts Some to Quit City (VOA)
NSB
‘Our gods were locked in the basement.’ Now Nepal is pursuing sacred items once smuggled abroad (AP)
Central Asia
UN, EU Diplomats Discuss Afghanistan With Central Asian Officials Ahead Of International Conference (Radio Free Europe)
OPEC+ Oil-Cut Laggards Iraq and Kazakhstan Pledge Compliance With Targets (Bloomberg)
Kazakhstan: Misinformation over vaccinations facilitates measles outbreak (EurasiaNet)
Kazakhstan: Ex-Culture Minister gets more prison time for corruption (EurasiaNet)
Tajikistan to ramp up power exports to Afghanistan (EurasiaNet)
Clock is ticking as Central Asia confronts water calamity (EurasiaNet – opinion)
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