Afghanistan
With new Taliban manifesto, Afghan women fear the worst (New York Times)
House GOP subpoenas Blinken to testify on U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan (AP)
Blinken Subpoenaed for Testimony on Afghanistan Withdrawal (Newsweek)
To aid Afghan women, the world must define and address gender apartheid (The Hill – opinion)
Pakistan
Arrest of Pakistan’s ex-spy chief raises heat on Imran Khan (Reuters)
India
India Inks Chip Deal With Singapore as Modi Pushes Tech Ambition (Bloomberg)
China, India and Brazil could mediate Russia-Ukraine talks, Russia’s Putin says (Reuters)
India Receives Russian Warship Boost Amid China Tensions (Newsweek)
Swiss submits India free trade agreement to parliament (Reuters)
India tops list of plastic waste producers, study reveals (The Hill)
Indian state set to toughen rape laws after brutal assault (VOA)
India’s ‘jobs budget’ won’t create enough formal jobs (Nikkei Asia – opinion)
NSB
Anti-India Backlash Sweeps Bangladesh in New Challenge for Modi (Bloomberg)
Students in Bangladesh forced out the country’s leader a month ago. Where do things stand now? (AP)
Bangladesh’s Protests Have Been Decades in the Making (Time)
Bangladesh was ready to explode. I was there with the students. (Washington Post – opinion)
Fast fashion drove Bangladesh - now its troubled economy needs more (BBC)
Nepal’s Blockade-era Foreign Minister Details Closed-door Diplomacy With India (The Diplomat)
Sri Lanka’s tourism industry looks to new president to rebuild fortunes (Reuters)
Central Asia
CPJ Expresses Concerns Over Kazakhstan’s New Media Accreditation Rules (Radio Free Europe)
October referendum will decide future of nuclear energy in Kazakhstan (EurasiaNet)
Memoir: Dethroning the “King of Kazakhstan” (EurasiaNet – opinion)
Ossetian Wife Of Notorious Tajik Islamic State Recruiter Gets 11 Years In Prison (Radio Free Europe)
Uzbekistan: Woman’s Sentence Upheld for Sharing Decades-Old Video (Human Rights Watch)
Rights Watchdog Slams Uzbek Woman’s Sentence Over Decades-Old Video (Radio Free Europe)
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