Afghanistan
Russia Looks To Remove Taliban From Terror List (Newsweek)
Numbers of Afghans, Chinese coming through key migrant crossing surged since 2021: report (FOX News)
After long wrangling, Blinken to testify in Congress on Afghanistan (Reuters)
G.O.P. Senator Blocking Promotion of General Who Commanded Afghan Withdrawal (New York Times)
Pakistan
Protesters Supporting Former Pakistani Leader Dispersed by Security Forces (New York Times)
Imran Khan’s Party Ends Pakistan Protest After Crackdown (Bloomberg)
Pakistan ends lockdown of its capital after Imran Khan supporters are dispersed by police (AP)
Supporters of Pakistan’s Imran Khan call off protest, his party says (Reuters)
‘The smog has conquered us’: Children bear the brunt of Pakistan’s pollution crisis (The Telegraph)
India
India suspends parliament again in row over U.S. action on Adani (Reuters)
Modi’s party distances itself from India’s Adani amid opposition protests (Reuters)
Japan’s Top Chip Distributor Eyes Acquisitions in China, India (Bloomberg)
India, Japan boost defence ties in bid for ‘free, open Indo-Pacific’ to counter China: experts (South China Morning Post)
WHO Africa director-elect dies while receiving treatment in India (AP)
Toxic smog fuels debate over shifting India’s capital away from New Delhi (Nikkei Asia)
Fear grips Indian city after deadly weekend clashes (BBC)
NSB
Bangladesh steps up security, arrests six for lawyer’s killing amid protests (Reuters)
One killed in Bangladesh as Hindu protesters clash with police (Reuters)
Bangladesh police clash with protesters as Hindu leader detained (Al Jazeera)
Bhutan Studying Green Financing for $23 Billion Hydropower Plan (Bloomberg)
It’s expensive to visit the Maldives. Now it’s more expensive to leave, too (CNN)
Sri Lanka Streamlines Monetary Policy to Single Benchmark Rate (Bloomberg)
Eight people including 6 children missing as heavy rains trigger flooding in Sri Lanka (AP)
Central Asia
Putin to talk energy ties on visit to Kazakhstan, Kremlin says (Reuters)
Single time zone in Kazakhstan messing with citizens’ circadian rhythms (EurasiaNet)
Indo-Pacific
Rising Violence Threatens Chinese-Funded Projects In South And Central Asia (Radio Free Europe)
Can Climate Break the Ice for India and Pakistan? (The Diplomat)
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