• Afghanistan
  • Mysterious US military flight to Afghanistan sparks speculation about Bagram air base (The Independent)
  • USAID enabled 208 Afghan women to defy the Taliban ban on college -- until now (NPR)
  • The Taliban say the case of a detained British couple will be decided under Islamic law (AP)
  • Kabul Slams Pakistan’s ‘Violence’ Against Afghans Pressured To Leave (Agence France-Presse)
• Pakistan
  • Pakistan says the US companies seek to invest in the country’s untapped minerals sector (AP)
  • Pakistan seeks billions in investment as it promotes its minerals sector (AP)
  • Pakistan’s Army Vows to Protect Investors in Billion-Dollar Mining Sector in Conflict Zone (Reuters)
  • Pakistan expels thousands of Afghan nationals in fresh drive, says UNHCR (Reuters)
  • Pakistan’s national airline posts first annual profit in two decades (Reuters)
• India
  • India’s Drug Makers Shudder as Trump Again Threatens Tariffs (New York Times)
  • India’s Central Bank Cuts Key Rate, Signals More Support for Economy (Wall Street Journal)
  • India central bank cuts rates, changes stance to ‘accommodative’ as US tariffs add to growth risks (Reuters)
  • China, India should stand together in face of U.S. tariffs, says Chinese Embassy in India (Reuters)
  • Tariffs driving India to strike trade deals, finance minister says ahead of UK talks (The Guardian)
  • India clears deal to buy 26 Rafale marine fighter aircraft from France, says ANI (Reuters)
  • ‘Won’t let it happen’: Indian fishers fight $1.8bn offshore minerals hunt (Al Jazeera)
  • Man posing as UK doctor held in India after fatal surgeries (BBC)
• NSB
  • Bangladesh pledges US cotton purchases to save garment sector (Financial Times)
  • BRICS bank to triple lending to Bangladesh, pledges $1 billion in 2025 (Reuters)
  • Nepal Royalists Seek Return Of King (Agence France-Presse)
  • Sri Lanka Passes Landmark Law To Recover Stolen Assets (Agence France-Presse)
  • Sri Lanka’s Climate Exodus (Foreign Policy)
• Central Asia
  • China trying to expand role as arms supplier to Central Asia (EurasiaNet)
  • Karakalpak Refugees Find Asylum in the US (The Diplomat)
  • Kyrgyzstan’s Top Muslim Body Backs Ban On Full-body Veils (Agence France-Presse)
• Indo-Pacific
  • Trump administration moves to restore some terminated foreign aid programs, sources say (Reuters)
• Twitter
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