Afghanistan
Taliban Accuse Tajik, Pakistani Citizens of Carrying out Attacks in Afghanistan (The Diplomat)
Pakistan
Ex Pakistan PM Imran Khan charged with contempt of electoral watchdog - lawyer (Reuters)
The Road to Power in Pakistan Runs Through the Military (Foreign Policy)
Pakistan women protesting disappearances tap anti-establishment mood (Nikkei Asia)
India
India’s Food-Security Problem Is Also the World’s (Wall Street Journal)
India Truckers Strike Threatens Food, Fuel, Goods Supplies (Bloomberg)
India’s Chandigarh city restricts fuel sales as transporters’ protest disrupts supply (Reuters)
India Truckers Call Off Strike After Talks With Modi Government (Bloomberg)
At least 3 killed, 12 injured in unrest in India’s Manipur state (Reuters)
India Proposes Tighter Rules for Dividend Payouts by Lenders (Bloomberg)
India’s Adani wins court relief on scrutiny after Hindenburg attack (Reuters)
India’s ONGC Videsh to get some oil from Venezuela in lieu of $600 mln dividend (Reuters)
India turns to Saudi as purchases of Russian oil fall in Dec (Reuters)
Russian oil tankers bound for India are turning around amid scuffle over payments to Moscow (Business Insider)
Space race to heat up in 2024 as Japan, China and India reach for the stars (Nikkei Asia)
NSB
Sheikh Hasina once fought for democracy in Bangladesh. Her critics say she now threatens it (AP)
Bangladesh’s tangles with Yunus, Nobel winner and microloan founder (Reuters)
Jail Sentence for Bangladesh Nobel Laureate Triggers Outrage (VOA)
Bangladesh elections: Why India matters across the border (BBC)
Bangladesh cricket star Shakib Al Hasan’s election run divides hometown (Al Jazeera)
ADB signs $160 mln loan agreement with Bangladesh to upgrade power network (Reuters)
Bangladesh’s 2023 coal-fired power output tripled, easing shortages (Reuters)
Bangladesh: Mongla town offers new life for climate migrants (Deutsche Welle)
Rohingya refugees in Sri Lanka protest planned closure of U.N. office, fearing abandonment (AP)
Central Asia
Kyrgyzstan’s New Flag Debuts in Bishkek (The Diplomat)
How is Central Asia responding to the Israel-Hamas war? (The Hill – opinion)
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