• Afghanistan
  • Madrasahs Go Mainstream: Taliban To Grant University Degrees To Religious Students In New Blow To Secular Education (Radio Free Europe)
  • Afghans Arrest Poet, Magazine Editor, Family Members Say (VOA)
• Pakistan
  • Pakistan accuses Indian agents of orchestrating the killing of 2 citizens on its soil (AP)
  • Islamabad says arch-rival India orchestrated killings inside Pakistan (Reuters)
  • India calls Pakistan’s claim of targeted killings ‘false’ (BBC)
  • Pakistani Taliban pledge not to attack election rallies ahead of Feb. 8 vote (AP)
  • Pakistan must invest in climate resilience to survive, says prime ministerial hopeful Bhutto-Zardari (AP)
• India
  • Triumphant Hindu mobs stoke fears in India after Modi delivers temple (Washington Post)
  • ‘Too much poison’: Attacks on Indian Muslims grow after Ram temple ceremony (Al Jazeera)
  • US Commission Troubled by Hindu Temple Opening on Ruins of Mosque in India (VOA)
  • China Blasts India for ‘Provocations’ at Border (Newsweek)
  • French President Macron joins India’s Republic Day celebrations as chief guest (AP)
  • Thousands in India flock to a recruitment center for jobs in Israel despite the Israel-Hamas war (AP)
  • Japan-India engagement is expanding amid strategic challenges (Nikkei Asia – opinion)
• NSB
  • ‘India Out’ campaign heats up in Bangladesh after lopsided election (Nikkei Asia)
  • Bangladesh launches investigation into children ‘wrongly’ adopted overseas (The Guardian)
  • ‘I was told I could visit. Then she went missing’: the Bangladeshi mothers who say their children were adopted without consent (The Guardian)
  • Bhutan’s Long Journey Into the World Trade Organization (The Diplomat)
  • Nepal asks Russia to send back Nepalis recruited to fight in Ukraine and the bodies of those killed (AP)
  • US expresses concerns over Sri Lanka’s controversial internet regulation law (AP)
• Central Asia
  • Central Asia Seen as Key to Breaking China’s Rare Earth Monopoly (VOA)
  • Kazakhstan: Electricity deficits set to deepen (EurasiaNet)
  • Kyrgyzstan: Bill Threatens to Curb Civil Society (Human Rights Watch)
  • Tajikistan enacts mandatory vehicle recycling fee (EurasiaNet)
  • Uzbekistan: A fast-growing Tashkent struggling with dirty air (EurasiaNet)
  • Uzbekistan: Authorities tighten rules on drug advertising (EurasiaNet)
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