Afghanistan
Hunger, Poverty Overshadow Ramadan In Afghanistan (Radio Free Europe)
Afghanistan’s Taliban strive to expand regional links (Deutsche Welle)
Pakistan
IMF team arriving in Pakistan for bailout review, sources say (Reuters)
Pakistani authorities bar visitors for imprisoned ex-PM Khan for 2 weeks, citing possible attack (AP)
Pakistan Bans Visits to Jailed Ex-PM Khan Over Disputed Terror Threat (VOA)
India
Citizenship Law That Excludes Muslims Takes Effect, India Says (New York Times)
India to implement asylum law that excludes Muslims, as election nears (Washington Post)
US, UN express concern about India’s religion-based citizenship law (Reuters)
US trying to help India get lower prices for Russian oil, Biden envoy says (Reuters)
Sunak and Modi Recommit to UK-India Trade Deal Ahead of Elections Loom (Bloomberg)
India’s Modi and UK’s Sunak reaffirm commitment to trade deal (Reuters)
India, China Spar Over Modi Visit to Himalayan State (VOA)
China Spy Ship Gets Peek of India’s Missile Game-Changer (Newsweek)
India says it seizes drugs worth $58 mln from Pakistani boat (Reuters)
India’s Modi government rushes to regulate AI ahead of national elections (Al Jazeera)
A tourist in India posted a video saying she was gang raped. A national debate ensued (NPR)
NSB
China’s military says delegation visited Maldives, Sri Lanka and Nepal March 4-13 (Reuters)
India troops begin Maldives pullout after pro-China leader’s order: Reports (Al Jazeera)
Olga Murray, Who Changed the Lives of Children in Nepal, Dies at 98 (New York Times)
How To Make Better Bricks For Better Homes In Nepal (Forbes)
Sri Lanka: Repression of Civic Space Threatens Financial Reform (Human Rights Watch)
Central Asia
8 Of 11 Kyrgyz Journalists Sent To Pretrial Detention, Others Transferred To House Arrest (Radio Free Europe)
Tajikistan Going All In On Hydropower, Doubters Be Damned (Radio Free Europe)
Tajik Prosecutors Seek Life Sentence For Alleged Murderers Of Wealthy Banker (Radio Free Europe)
Turkmenistan: Water worry (EurasiaNet)
Uzbekistan, China eye joint uranium exploration (EurasiaNet)
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