• Afghanistan
  • Flash Flooding in Afghanistan Kills at Least 300, With More Missing (New York Times)
  • ‘Nothing left’: At least 300 dead as flash floods devastate Afghanistan (Washington Post)
  • Flash floods in northern Afghanistan sweep away livelihoods, leaving hundreds dead and missing (AP)
  • Afghanistan floods devastate villages, killing 315 (Reuters)
  • Afghanistan flood death toll rises to 315, officials say (VOA)
• Pakistan
  • Pakistani police prevent pro-Palestinian protesters from moving toward US embassy in Islamabad (AP)
  • A police officer was killed in Pakistan-held Kashmir during protests against price hikes (AP)
  • Pakistan PM approves $86 mln grant for Kashmir region after protests (Reuters)
  • Guardians of the glaciers - life beside Pakistan’s vanishing ice (Al Jazeera)
  • Can Pakistan’s Imran Khan and army patch up, a year after violent clashes? (Al Jazeera)
  • Pakistan’s moves to further isolate Afghanistan are backfiring (Nikkei Asia – opinion)
• India
  • India’s Ruling Party Sharpens Campaign Rhetoric Against Muslims (Wall Street Journal)
  • Modi’s anti-Muslim ‘Vote Jihad’ rhetoric faces severe criticism (VOA)
  • India’s mammoth election is more than halfway done as millions begin voting in fourth round (AP)
  • Indian election enters fourth phase as rhetoric over religion, inequality sharpens (Reuters)
  • India poll watchdog’s inaction lets PM Modi commit ‘brazen’ violations, opposition says (Reuters)
  • Top Indian opposition leader released on bail by court enabling him to campaign in elections (AP)
  • Top Indian opposition leader released on bail ‘begs’ voters to fight ‘dictatorship’ (Agence France-Presse)
  • India expects long-term arrangement with Iran on Chabahar port, minister says (Reuters)
  • Canadian police arrest fourth man in murder of Sikh leader Nijjar (Reuters)
  • India’s Hindu nationalist regime is a threat to Muslims — and bad news for the U.S. (Salon – opinion)
• NSB
  • Bangladesh acts to tame inflation as IMF pledges $1.1bn loan (Nikkei Asia)
  • Bangladesh’s China-backed naval dock heightens power play in India’s backyard (South China Morning Post)
  • Maldives Gets IMF Debt Warning As More Chinese Loans Loom (Agence France-Presse)
• Central Asia
  • Jailed For Insulting The Uzbek President (Radio Free Europe)
  • How China’s greener investments are driving Central Asia energy shift (South China Morning Post – opinion)
• Twitter
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  • Pakistan
  • India
  • NSB
  • Central Asia

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