Afghanistan
5 people killed in a suicide bombing near a bank in northern Afghanistan (AP)
Pakistan
Global Funds Turn to Pakistan as 84% Stock Rally Set to Extend (Bloomberg)
Pakistan sees economy on long-term recovery path under IMF programme (Reuters)
India
Modi Hopes a White House Visit Will Keep India Out of Trump’s Cross Hairs (New York Times)
What Modi and India Can Offer Trump on Tariffs and Trade (New York Times)
Modi Returns to US With Lost Clout as Stock, Economic Boom Fades (Bloomberg)
Modi and Trump’s friendly rapport may be tested as Indian prime minister visits Washington (AP)
Trade, tariffs and visas to dominate Trump-Modi talks (BBC)
Modi heads to US in mission to dodge a tit-for-tat tariff battle (The Guardian)
Indian PM Modi, US VP Vance discuss ‘diversifying’ India’s energy sourcing (Reuters)
US coal exports to India expected to rise due to China tariffs (Reuters)
India’s oil minister says ‘we play by the rules,’ as markets weigh U.S. energy sanctions (CNBC)
India wants to embrace nuclear power. To do it, it’ll need a lot of time and money (AP)
Russia offers India its most advanced Su-57 stealth fighter jet (Reuters)
ArcelorMittal Considers Moving Support Activities to India to Cut Costs (Wall Street Journal)
The US and India—a Partnership for Economic Growth (Newsweek – opinion)
NSB
UN says former Bangladesh govt behind possible ‘crimes against humanity’ (Agence France-Presse)
Is Bangladesh plunging into political chaos once again? (Agence France-Presse)
As Trump meets with India’s Modi, Bangladesh demands attention (The Hill – opinion)
Central Asia
US Energy Department offers fresh figures on Caspian Basin energy reserves & production (EurasiaNet)
Kazakhstan lawmakers propose Russian-style ‘foreign agent’ law (Reuters)
Turkey to Start Importing Natural Gas From Turkmenistan in March (Bloomberg)
Turkmenistan reaches deal with Turkey to ship natural gas via Iran (AP)
Uzbek court jails 10 people for attempted killing of ex-presidential spokesperson (Reuters)
Indo-Pacific
How pause in US foreign aid is impacting South, Central Asia (VOA)
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