Afghanistan
Taliban Eyes Trump Reset With $9 Billion in Reserves at Stake (Bloomberg)
Afghanistan attends U.N. climate talks for first time since Taliban return to power (AP)
Taliban administration officials to attend UN climate conference in Azerbaijan (Reuters)
Afghan Women Not Barred From Speaking To Each Other: Morality Ministry (Agence France-Presse)
Pakistan
Train Station Suicide Bombing Leaves Dozens Dead or Wounded in Pakistan (New York Times)
Pakistan suspends railway services in the country’s southwest after deadly train station bombing (AP)
At least 24 killed in Pakistan train station bomb blast, police say (Reuters)
IMF holds unusual talks with Pakistan over $7 bln bailout (Reuters)
Beijing pushes to join security efforts for citizens in Pakistan, sources say (Reuters)
Pakistan’s Chinese Solar-Panel Boom Risks New Debt Crisis (Radio Free Europe)
Pakistan limits outdoor activities, market hours to curb air pollution-related illness (Reuters)
India
India says not nervous about working with Trump (BBC)
India bets on Modi-Trump warmth to navigate choppy future with US (Al Jazeera)
Is a ‘Green’ Revolution Poisoning India’s Capital? (New York Times)
Parts of Manipur state in northeast India shut down after 10 people killed by security forces (AP)
Trial starts over rape, murder of junior doctor in India’s Kolkata (Reuters)
Peru sees free trade pact with India in 2025, trade minister says (Reuters)
The Savior of ‘Satanic Verses’ in India: Bureaucratic Ineptitude (New York Times)
NSB
Bangladesh asks Interpol for help in arresting ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina (AP)
Rivals of ousted Bangladesh leader Sheikh Hasina foil her party’s attempt to hold a rally (AP)
Bangladesh Faces Reduced Power Supplies Even After Adani Payment (Bloomberg)
Mostofa Sarwar Farooki Takes Charge at Bangladesh’s Ministry of Cultural Affairs (Variety)
Buddhist Bhutan to build ‘mindfulness city’ to woo investment, create jobs (Reuters)
Nepali PM to Travel to China on First Bilateral Visit (The Diplomat)
Sri Lankans to vote for change in parliament poll, discarding decades of dynastic politics (Reuters)
Sri Lanka’s leftist president faces first parliament test (Agence France-Presse)
Central Asia
C5+Trump: Getting the US Down to Business in Central Asia (The Diplomat)
Toxic towns in Kyrgyzstan battling radioactive danger (Agence France-Presse)
Germany Deports Tajik Activist, Sending Chill Among Other Dissidents Abroad (Radio Free Europe)
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