Afghanistan
Suicide Bombing in Afghanistan Targets Taliban Heartland (New York Times)
Islamic State group claims responsibility for bombing at Afghan bank and says it targeted Taliban (AP)
Deadly Suicide Bombing Strikes Outside Bank In Kandahar As Taliban Employees Wait For Pay (Radio Free Europe)
Pakistan
No Need for US Waiver to Build Gas Pipeline With Iran, Pakistan Says (VOA)
Pakistan PM Sharif says another IMF bailout is inevitable (Reuters)
Attack in Pakistan’s Gwadar strikes near heart of China’s interests (Nikkei Asia)
India
India arrests Delhi chief minister as crackdown on opposition spreads (Washington Post)
Prominent Modi Rival Arrested Weeks Before India’s Elections (Bloomberg)
New Delhi’s top elected official arrested in liquor bribery case (AP)
India opposition members detained after arrest of Delhi leader Kejriwal (Reuters)
A Modi rival is arrested. Now, supporters of the opposition leader are protesting in India’s capital (AP)
Indian Opposition Parties Say They Face Tide of Troubles as Vote Nears (New York Times)
India’s Congress accuses Modi of ‘crippling’ it ahead of elections with tax case (Reuters)
India Reveals Biggest Donors to Modi’s Party Under Now-Banned Electoral Bond (Bloomberg)
Kremlin says India’s Modi has open invitation to visit Russia (Reuters)
India pharma quality lapses force U.S. to look to China for vital drugs (Nikkei Asia)
India blocks access, residency permits of overseas ‘citizen’ critics (Agence France-Presse)
What Happened When India Pulled the Plug on TikTok (New York Times)
China’s Indian land grab has become a strategic disaster (Nikkei Asia – opinion)
NSB
Indian PM Modi in Bhutan to shore up ties with eye on China (Agence France-Presse)
Sri Lanka Clinches Initial Approval for $337 Million IMF Loan (Bloomberg)
IMF says the economic situation in debt-stricken Sri Lanka is gradually improving (AP)
Central Asia
Kazakhstan on a stable growth path with potential pitfalls ahead – report (EurasiaNet)
Kyrgyzstan takes page from Russia in pushing ‘foreign agents’ law (Nikkei Asia)
UNESCO says Uzbekistan broke promises over Bukhara development (EurasiaNet)
Experts See Central Asia Emboldened by Russia’s Struggles in Ukraine (VOA)
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