Afghanistan
UN ‘Appalled’ By Afghanistan Public Executions (Agence France-Presse)
Asylum seekers in Europe reached a 7-year high last year. Syrians and Afghans file most claims (AP)
Pakistan
Pakistan swears in new parliament amid chaotic scenes, as Imran Khan’s party protests vote count (AP)
Pakistan’s newly elected assembly meets amid pro-Imran Khan protests (Reuters)
Pakistan National Assembly opens as election disputes mar proceedings (Nikkei Asia)
Imran’s party urges IMF to ensure Pakistan election audit done before any more bailout talks (Reuters)
Khan Formally Asks IMF to Link Future Lending to Audit of Pakistan’s Disputed Vote (VOA)
Pakistan’s Army Still Firmly in Command Despite Election Rebuke (Bloomberg)
China rolls over $2 billion loan to Pakistan, finance minister says (Reuters)
Two Pakistanis charged over calls for Dutch far-right leader’s killing (Reuters)
India
India Denies Blocking WTO Progress, Wants Justice and Fairness (Bloomberg)
India, South Africa block major investment deal at WTO talks (Reuters)
India seeks reforms on agriculture, disputes system at WTO meeting (Reuters)
India, US at loggerheads over WTO reform at Abu Dhabi talks (Agence France-Presse)
US, India Agree to Share More Information on Opioid Trade (Bloomberg)
India Looks Elsewhere for Oil as US Sanctions Crimp Russia Trade (Bloomberg)
India’s farmer protest fuels opposition hopes of denting Modi’s appeal (Reuters)
Narendra Modi Won’t Turn India Into a Theocracy (Wall Street Journal – opinion)
Why India Became Indispensable to US Foreign Policy and Pakistan Was Left Behind (The Diplomat – opinion)
NSB
Bangladesh and U.S. Pursue Post-Election Reset (Foreign Policy)
Nepali Nationals Are Fighting and Dying in Russia’s War on Ukraine (The Diplomat)
Press in crisis in Nepal as media revenue dips (Deutsche Welle)
Central Asia
Over 50,000 Central Asians crossed the U.S. border illegally in 2023 top Republican claims in warning about ‘sleeper cells’ that could attack American soil (Daily Mail)
Kazakhstan: Oil services company cracks down on strikers with mass firings (EurasiaNet)
Kyrgyz Lawmaker Proposes Stripping Jeenbekov Of Ex-President Status (Radio Free Europe)
Kyrgyzstan: Building work starts on another auto plant (EurasiaNet)
Tajikistan takes swipe at women’s “immoral” Western clothing (EurasiaNet)
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