Afghanistan
Afghan heroes were let down by Britain – and are now at Putin’s mercy (The Independent – opinion)
Pakistan
Pakistan Court Grants Bail to Ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan (Bloomberg)
Pakistan’s Imran Khan gets bail in a graft case but will stay behind bars on other charges (AP)
Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan gets bail in state gifts case, his party says (Reuters)
In Pakistan, Afghan journalists face deportation and yearslong waits for humanitarian visas (ABC News)
Suicide Bombing in Pakistan Kills 12 Troops, Militants Blamed (Newsweek)
Pakistan reopens Punjab schools after smog improves (Agence France-Presse)
India
U.S. Charges Indian Billionaire Adani With Fraud Over Bribery Scheme (New York Times)
Billionaire Gautam Adani indicted in New York in alleged bribery scheme (Washington Post)
Indian Billionaire Gautam Adani Charged in $250 Million Bribery Scheme (Wall Street Journal)
India’s Opposition Calls for Adani’s Arrest After US Indictment (Bloomberg)
US Bribery Case Against Adani Is Bad News for Modi (Bloomberg – opinion)
India condemns Canadian report claiming Modi was aware of plot to kill Sikh separatist Nijjar (The Independent)
India’s Modi offers aid to Caribbean nations while meeting leaders in Guyana (AP)
Delhi’s Squabbling Officials Leave Millions Choking on Toxic Air (Bloomberg)
Exit Polls Predict Narrow Victory for Modi in Maharashtra State (Bloomberg)
Indian international students in US outnumber Chinese for the first time in 15 years (CNN)
Why Have China and India Suddenly Come Together? (Foreign Policy – opinion)
NSB
Muhammad Yunus on the Race to Build Bangladesh 2.0 (Time)
International Spotlight on Bangladesh as Rohingya Leader’s Case Heads to the UN (The Diplomat)
Maldives working on debt-for-nature swap, says minister (Reuters)
Sri Lanka expects IMF staff level agreement on Friday to release further bailout funds (Reuters)
Sri Lanka’s president makes U-turn on IMF bailout (Agence France-Presse)
Central Asia
COP29: Caspian and Central Asian states make progress in promoting “green” trade plan (EurasiaNet)
Almaty Court Says RFE/RL’s Kazakh Service Spread ‘False Information’ (Radio Free Europe)
Kazakhstan’s ‘Eco-Entrepreneurs’ Battle Indifference To Promote Sustainability (Radio Free Europe)
Turkmenistan Forcibly Hospitalizes Human Rights Defender (Human Rights Watch)
Turkmenistan tightening exit rules for citizens seeking to travel to Uzbekistan (EurasiaNet)
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