Afghanistan
The Azadi Briefing: UN Complains Of Growing Taliban Interference In Aid Operations (Radio Free Europe)
Pakistan
Militants in northwest Pakistan attack a security post killing 10 forces (AP)
Suicide blast kills at least 8 in northwest Pakistan (VOA)
Pakistan begins another vaccination campaign after a worrying surge in polio cases (AP)
Pakistan’s budding democracy is on the verge of collapse. It has two options – change tack or implode (The Guardian – opinion)
India
US deports Indians on chartered flight in major crackdown on illegal immigration (The Independent)
Violence and Threats: How a Campaign of Fear Has Shaken Canada’s Sikhs (New York Times)
Sikh separatist, targeted once for assassination, says India still trying to kill him (NPR)
India Beefs up Defense Production With Airbus Plant in Gujarat (Bloomberg)
The leaders of India and Spain launch India’s first private military aircraft plant (AP)
India and Germany look to bolster ties as Modi and Scholz hold talks in New Delhi (AP)
Hoax bomb threats wreak havoc on India’s travel industry, days ahead of Diwali festival (CNN)
Reuters exposé of hack-for-hire world is back online after Indian court ruling (Reuters)
‘Does a Dalit’s life have no value?’: The murder of a teenage girl in India (Al Jazeera)
The Curious Case of a Temple Sweet: How Food Increasingly Divides India (New York Times)
NSB
Pressure mounts to oust Bangladesh president (Agence France-Presse)
Party of ousted Bangladeshi PM Hasina planning protest (VOA)
Bangladesh’s new outcasts: Students from ex-PM Hasina’s party now in hiding (Al Jazeera)
Bangladesh immunity order sparks fears of justice denied (Agence France-Presse)
Bangladesh central banker accuses tycoons of ‘robbing banks’ of $17bn with spy agency help (Financial Times)
Maldives can sustain progress with access to FDI, affordable financing (Nikkei Asia – opinion)
Sri Lanka Central Bank Sees ‘Some Space’ for Cuts Amid Deflation (Bloomberg)
Central Asia
Kazakhstan: High-profile murder of teenager shakes society, spurs call for tougher anti-crime measures (EurasiaNet)
Polls close in Uzbekistan’s parliamentary election held without real opposition (AP)
Uzbekistan Set To Elect Parliament Loyal To President (Reuters)
Uzbekistan’s Parliamentary Elections And The Pretense Of Change (Radio Free Europe)
A Failed Assassination Attempt In Uzbekistan As It Faces Elections (Forbes)
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