• Afghanistan
  • Over 12 million in Afghanistan face ‘severe’ food insecurity, UN agency says (Amu TV)
  • Singer Elaha Soroor on her anthem for Afghan women (Financial Times)
• Pakistan
  • SCO summit in Pakistan faces security concerns following Karachi attack (Nikkei Asia)
  • Chinese Targeted in Karachi Airport Bombing (Newsweek)
  • Why Chinese workers are under attack from militants in Afghanistan and Pakistan (The Independent)
  • Protests Spread in Pakistan After Taxes Rise Under IMF Bailout (Bloomberg)
  • Pakistan bans prominent Pashtun rights group citing security concerns (Al Jazeera)
  • Pakistan bans Pashtun group as government cracks down on dissent (The Guardian)
• India
  • US State Dept okays defense sales to India, Italy, Romania for $965 million (Reuters)
  • Below the surface in a ‘new Kashmir,’ anger over repression by India (Washington Post)
  • Modi’s Support Tested as Two Indian Provinces Begin Vote Counts (Bloomberg)
  • Votes are being counted in the election for a truncated government in Indian-controlled Kashmir (AP)
  • Indian foreign minister promises to ‘behave himself’ on rare Pakistan visit (The Independent)
  • Does India Offer a Glimmer of Hope for Democracy? (New York Times)
  • At least 15 killed in floods, landslides in India’s Meghalaya (Reuters)
  • India prepared to handle oil supply hit from Middle East conflict, oil minister says (Reuters)
  • India police charge man in rape and murder of doctor that sparked widespread protests (CBS News)
  • India opens Mumbai subway line to reduce traffic, pollution (Nikkei Asia)
• NSB
  • Bangladesh’s Yunus Says No Elections Before Reforms (Agence France-Presse)
  • Maldives Pivots Back Toward India to Ease China Debt Squeeze (Bloomberg)
  • India offers financial support to Maldives after talks to repair ties (AP)
  • India bails out Maldives after president softens tilt towards China (Financial Times)
  • Five Russian climbers die in a fall on the world’s seventh-highest peak (AP)
• Central Asia
  • Amid Clampdown On Dissent, Kazakh Voters ‘Support’ Nuclear Power Plant (Radio Free Europe)
  • Nuclear Power Referendum Passes in Kazakhstan (The Diplomat)
  • Putin To Meet Iran President In Turkmenistan Friday: News Agencies (Agence France-Presse)
  • Uzbekistan emphasizing FDI diversity (EurasiaNet)
• Twitter
  • Afghanistan
  • Pakistan
  • India
  • NSB
  • Central Asia

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