Afghanistan
As Taliban starts restricting men too, some regret not speaking up sooner (Washington Post)
Iran condemns a Taliban delegate’s failure to stand for the Iranian national anthem (AP)
Pakistan
Pakistani Taliban deny attacking convoy of foreign ambassadors in restive northwest (AP)
Attack on foreign diplomats’ convoy in Pakistan kills police officer, police say (Reuters)
The Sports Star and Tabloid Fixture Staring Down Pakistan’s Army (Wall Street Journal)
Pakistani Opposition Rally Ends After Power Cut In Lahore (Radio Free Europe)
Militants in Pakistan kill 9 troops in separate attacks in the northwest (AP)
India
Biden, Modi Announce Plans for a New Chip Plant in India (Bloomberg)
US officials meet Sikh activists ahead of Biden-Modi meeting (Reuters)
India Prime Minister’s U.S. visit brings him to New York and celebration of cultural ties (AP)
Modi calls India’s diaspora its ‘strongest ambassadors’ in N.Y. speech (Nikkei Asia)
PM Modi at the UN and the US: The Morning After (The Diplomat)
India rules out joining world’s largest trade deal, accuses China of ‘very opaque’ trade practices (CNBC)
India’s Manipur on high alert over influx of 900 militants from Myanmar (Reuters)
India’s Muslims await Supreme Court ruling on ‘bulldozer justice’ (VOA)
NSB
Fears grip ethnic minorities after deadly violence in Bangladesh (Reuters)
Classes resume at Bangladesh university at heart of protests (Agence France-Presse)
Cascading disasters push residents of a Nepalese valley to the brink (AP)
Leftist Leader Elected President as Sri Lanka Rejects the Old Order (New York Times)
Socialist to lead Sri Lanka in major shake-up amid financial crisis (Washington Post)
Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president (AP)
Central Asia
The West Cautiously Extends Migrant Worker Options For Central Asia (Radio Free Europe)
Central Asia’s High-Stakes Gamble With The Taliban (Radio Free Europe)
Kazakhstan Detains Russian Citizen Wanted By Moscow For Anti-War Stance (Radio Free Europe)
Sustained By The Syr Darya: How One River Keeps Tajik Farmers Afloat (Radio Free Europe)
ISKP intensifying online propaganda targeting Russia and Central Asia (EurasiaNet – opinion)
Indo-Pacific
Biden Hosts a Final ‘Quad Summit’ at His Delaware Home (New York Times)
Quad group expands maritime security cooperation at Biden’s farewell summit (Reuters)
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