Afghanistan
Female students missing from Afghan university entrance exams for 3rd straight year (VOA)
Germany will deport criminals from Afghanistan and Syria after asylum-seeker stabbed cop to death, Olaf Scholz vows (Daily Mail)
International assistance to Afghanistan needs to adapt to the ‘new normal’ (Al Jazeera – opinion)
Pakistan
Pakistan government submits details, photos of ex-PM Khan’s life in jail (Reuters)
Outrage over Imran Khan being kept in solitary confinement in windowless prison cell (The Telegraph)
Pakistan Power Crisis Deepened By Mountain Tourism (Agence France-Presse)
India
India’s Modi, Humbled by Voters, Faces Potent Economic Struggles (New York Times)
India Modi’s alliance unanimously elects him to lead as PM for third term (Reuters)
Modi to be sworn in as India’s PM on Sunday (BBC)
Narendra Modi faces first coalition test as allied parties demand cabinet seats (The Guardian)
A Chastened Modi Could Be a More Reliable Partner to the US (Bloomberg)
Third term for Modi likely to see closer defense ties with US as India’s rivalry with China grows (AP)
After election setbacks, Modi’s image in the U.S. is more important than ever (NBC News)
India opposition demands probe into stock market moves during election (Reuters)
Indian Court Orders States to Share Water With Parched Capital (Bloomberg)
India’s monsoon hits key western state, may falter next week, sources say (Reuters)
Why India’s Political Reset Isn’t a Growth Killer (Bloomberg – opinion)
India’s global role will grow in Modi’s third term (The Hill – opinion)
Why Modi Underperformed (Foreign Policy – opinion)
NSB
Bangladesh Cuts Budget Deficit Target to Lowest Since 2015 (Bloomberg)
Bangladesh cuts GDP growth target to 6.7% as economic crisis bites (Nikkei Asia)
Central Asia
Court Cancels Prison Sentence Of Kazakh Man Convicted Of Killing Girl During 2022 Unrest (Radio Free Europe)
Kazakh Journalist Loses Appeal Against Fine For Voicing Support For RFE/RL (Radio Free Europe)
Kazakh Coal Mine’s Managers Get Prison Terms Over Deadly Blast (Radio Free Europe)
China reaches deal on railway project linking it with Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan (South China Morning Post)
Indo-Pacific
Singapore, India, others pitch ‘clean’ projects in U.S.-led framework (Nikkei Asia)
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