• Afghanistan
  • Violence in the Mideast, rising threats from Islamic State group in Afghanistan pressure US, allies (AP)
  • Supply of Special Immigrant Visas for Afghans Dwindling (The Diplomat)
  • Afghan Woman Award Winner Determined To Struggle For Rights Under Taliban (Radio Free Europe)
  • Afghan Student Shot at University Begs Taliban to Let Girls Learn (VOA)
  • Afghan Women and Girls’ Rights Stifled in the Shadow of International Indifference (The Diplomat)
  • US panel postpones meeting to hold Blinken in contempt over Afghanistan (Reuters)
  • Why Afghan women are leaving Afghanistan (Al Jazeera – opinion)
• Pakistan
  • IMF backs new programme for Pakistan, urges resolution of electoral dispute (Reuters)
  • Pakistan’s Generals Fail to Fix the Election (Time – opinion)
• India
  • Modi Holds Rally in Volatile Kashmir Region Before Elections (Bloomberg)
  • Modi makes rare pre-election Kashmir trip, but struggles to ‘win hearts’ (Al Jazeera)
  • Kashmir Prospered Since Its Special Status Was Revoked, Says India’s Modi (VOA)
  • China Says India Bolstering Border Troops Doesn’t Ease Tensions (Bloomberg)
  • More Indian troops at border won’t ease tensions, says China foreign ministry (Reuters)
  • India says it busts trafficking racket duping people into fighting for Russia in Ukraine (Reuters)
  • Japan and India agree to step up security and economic cooperation amid regional security concerns (AP)
  • Modi Faces ‘Pandora’s Box’ If No Majority, India Opposition Says (Bloomberg)
  • India’s Congress vows ‘first job’ for all graduates if voted into power (Reuters)
  • India’s Rahul Gandhi bets on 6,700km trek to stop Narendra Modi’s election juggernaut (Financial Times)
  • UK trade minister doesn’t see India election as a deadline for trade deal (Reuters)
  • Worsening water shortage in India’s Bengaluru hurts businesses (Reuters)
• NSB
  • Maldives: Indian troops to exit country as China gains foothold (BBC)
  • Six Sri Lankans knifed to death in Canadian capital in rare case of mass murder (Reuters)
  • The India Factor in Sri Lanka’s Renewable Energy Sector (The Diplomat)
• Central Asia
  • Saudis make big wind power strides in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan (EurasiaNet)
  • Kyrgyz Medics Endure Attacks By Angry Relatives Of Patients (Radio Free Europe)
• Twitter
  • Afghanistan
  • Pakistan
  • India
  • NSB
  • Central Asia

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