Afghanistan
Four survivors of Russian plane crash in Afghanistan in ‘good health’ says Taliban (Reuters)
Afghan Journalist Detained In Taliban’s Continued Crackdown On Independent Media (Radio Free Europe)
Half A Million Afghans Return From Pakistan: IOM (Agence France-Presse)
Taliban enforcing restrictions on Afghan women: UN (The Hill)
UN: Taliban Dismiss 600 Female Afghan Workers Over Edict Violations (VOA)
Pakistan
Pakistan, Iran Envoys to Return to Their Posts as Relations Thaw (Bloomberg)
Pakistan, Iran Agree to Resume Full Diplomatic Ties (VOA)
Iran’s foreign minister will visit Pakistan next week after tit-for-tat airstrikes (AP)
High Stakes For China Amid Simmering Iran-Pakistan Tensions (Radio Free Europe)
Trade resumes as Pakistan and Afghanistan reopen Torkham border crossing after 10 days (AP)
Pakistan Reopens Key Border Crossing With Afghanistan (Radio Free Europe)
Pakistan’s Military Kills 7 Militants Near Afghanistan (VOA)
India
Modi Opens a Giant Temple in a Triumph for India’s Hindu Nationalists (New York Times)
India’s Modi Marks Triumph for Hindu Nationalism by Opening Temple Where Mosque Was (Wall Street Journal)
Modi opens Hindu temple built on ruins on razed mosque, in political triumph for prime minister (AP)
India Hindu Temple Opening Stokes Religious Minority Fears (Human Rights Watch)
India to Ask EU for Measures to Align Emission Trading Systems (Bloomberg)
Myanmar military plane overshoots runway in India, eight injured (Reuters)
Caught in India-Maldives spat, Lakshadweep islands want jobs, then tourists (Al Jazeera)
Making Sense of India’s Muted Response to the Red Sea Crisis (The Diplomat)
NSB
Chinese research vessel heads to Maldives, could concern India (Reuters)
Sri Lanka Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged as Economy Rebounds (Bloomberg)
Sri Lanka central bank keeps policy rates unchanged to tame inflation (Reuters)
Central Asia
World Bank eyes Central Asia to expand renewable energy project (Nikkei Asia)
Powerful 7.1 earthquake strikes Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border, several injuries reported (Reuters)
Major Earthquake Hits China-Kyrgyzstan Border (Agence France-Presse)
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