Afghanistan
Taliban Searches Houses In Kabul After Rocket Attack Claimed By Freedom Front (Radio Free Europe)
Pakistan
Pakistan Picks Junior Judge as Chief Justice Sparking Protests (Bloomberg)
Pakistani parliamentary panel picks a judge third on seniority list to head Supreme Court (AP)
Wife of Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan granted bail in state gifts case, Geo TV says (Reuters)
Key Takeaways From the Islamabad SCO Summit (The Diplomat)
How China can prevent terrorist attacks in Balochistan (Nikkei Asia – opinion)
India
US pressures India for quick accountability in Sikh separatist murder plot (Reuters)
Xi, Modi Hail Russia Ties While Meeting Putin at BRICS Summit (Bloomberg)
Modi calls for peace in Ukraine as he meets Putin at BRICS summit (Reuters)
India and China Reach Border Deal That Could Ease Hostilities (New York Times)
India-China Ties May See Thaw Four Years After Border Skirmish Froze Relations (Wall Street Journal)
Xi, Modi to Hold First Talks in Two Years After Border Deal (Bloomberg)
Young Indians have been making a ‘do or die’ journey to live the American dream (CNN)
India’s Main Challenge Is Skills Gap for Young, Sitharaman Says (Bloomberg)
India plans to punish people making hoax bomb threats against flights (AP)
Indian Women Advised To Have at Least Two Children To Tackle Birth Rate (Newsweek)
NSB
Fresh tension grips Bangladesh as student protesters demand president’s resignation (AP)
Will India extradite Sheikh Hasina to Bangladesh? (Deutsche Welle)
Bangladesh Seeks to Tame Inflation With Fifth Rate Hike in 2024 (Bloomberg)
Maldives to focus on managing debt bilaterally, ends work with Centerview (Reuters)
Sri Lanka police raise security at popular surf site over threat to Israelis (AP)
US Embassy in Sri Lanka issues attack alert after ‘credible’ threat against tourists (ABC News)
Central Asia
Kazakhstan In Dubai: Will Ex-Officials Face Greater Scrutiny Over U.A.E. Holdings? (Radio Free Europe)
Perspectives: Kazakhstan working to lift Cold War-era trade restrictions (EurasiaNet – opinion)
Mystery of downed airplane in Sudan deepens as Kyrgyzstan insists aircraft had been de-registered (AP)
Tajik ISKP Escalates Threats to Iran and Israel Amid Intensifying Gaza War (The Diplomat)
Kremlin moves to silence Russia war critics in Central Asia (VOA)
Indo-Pacific
Cyclone Dana set to barrel into eastern India, Bangladesh (Reuters)
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