Afghanistan
Taliban publicly flog Afghan woman, 3 men amid UN outcry (VOA)
Taliban ‘bars Afghan women from hearing each other’s voices’ in yet another brutal crackdown (Daily Mail)
A human is not designed to see what I saw (BBC)
Pakistan
Five killed in attack on dam construction site in Pakistan’s Balochistan (Reuters)
Gunmen kill 5 workers at southwest Pakistan dam (VOA)
Pakistan’s Textile Firms Struggle With Energy, Borrowing Costs (Bloomberg)
Pakistan Gets One Bid From Shortlist for Airline Stake Sale (Bloomberg)
India
Top Modi Minister Authorized Crimes in Canada, Official Alleges (Bloomberg)
Canada alleges Indian Home Minister Amit Shah ordered campaign targeting Sikh separatists (AP)
Canada alleges Indian minister Amit Shah behind plot to target Sikh separatists (Reuters)
Will the West Isolate New Delhi Amid the India-Canada Row? (The Diplomat)
Indian election panel rejects opposition Congress party’s complaint on voting (Reuters)
India Begins to Examine Curbs on Most Potent Greenhouse Gas (Bloomberg)
The energy capital powering India and poisoning its residents (Reuters)
Diwali fireworks could worsen air in Indian capital, despite fewer farm fires (Reuters)
Delhi air turns ‘very poor’ and set to worsen over Diwali holiday (The Independent)
India is key to rescuing Joe Biden’s troubled foreign policy legacy (The Hill – opinion)
India’s growing influence means trouble for China’s alliance (The Hill – opinion)
NSB
UN Rights Chief Urges Bangladesh To ‘Protect’ Democracy After Revolution (Agence France-Presse)
The Many Obstacles in the Way of Sheikh Hasina’s Conviction (The Diplomat)
Gautam Adani Vies for Projects in Bhutan’s ‘Mindfulness City’ in Overseas Push (Bloomberg)
What happened to Bhutan’s ‘kingdom of happiness’? (The Guardian)
Coders in a Himalayan Dorm Built Bhutan’s First AI Bot (Bloomberg)
Central Asia
Ancient Central Asian Language Dying Off As Villagers Leave For Better Life (Radio Free Europe)
Kazakhstan: Wheat exports experience a big dip (EurasiaNet)
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