Afghanistan
What does the suspension of US aid mean for Afghanistan? (Deutsche Welle)
We cannot cheer on Afghanistan’s cricket team when Afghan women are being silenced (The Guardian – opinion)
Pakistan
Pakistan issues deadline for Afghan refugees after Trump blocks US resettlement pathway (CNN)
UN agencies raise alarm over Pakistan’s move to deport thousands of Afghans waiting to go to the US (AP)
UN sounds alarm over Pakistan’s new Afghan deportation plans (VOA)
Pakistan’s president says terrorist attacks won’t end friendship with China (AP)
China, Pakistan pledge to boost cooperation on infrastructure, mining projects (Reuters)
Militant attack on a police post in restive northwestern Pakistan leaves 3 officers dead (AP)
Bodies of 4 Pakistanis who died on a migrant boat journey off West Africa return home for burial (AP)
Pakistan health workers kick off polio drive despite snow (Agence France-Presse)
India
Trump invites Indian PM Modi to White House (The Hill)
India’s Modi to visit US and meet Trump next week (BBC)
U.S. military plane carrying about 100 undocumented immigrants lands in India (NBC News)
US deportation flight carrying illegal Indian migrants lands in Punjab (VOA)
Opposition lawmakers protest alleged mistreatment of Indian deportees by US (AP)
India says engaging with US to ensure deportees are not mistreated (Reuters)
Exit Polls Predict Modi Winning India’s Capital After Decades (Bloomberg)
Indian PM Modi’s party projected to win election in capital territory (Reuters)
How India Can Navigate Global Trade Shifts in Trump 2.0 (The Diplomat)
NSB
Bangladesh protesters torch ousted PM Hasina’s father’s home (Reuters)
Protesters set fire to ex-Bangladesh PM’s family home (BBC)
Uncertainty Reigns in Bangladesh (Foreign Policy)
India boosts aid to Maldives in bid to ‘outdo’ China’s influence in region (South China Morning Post)
Central Asia
Kazakh Tycoon in Talks on Making $1 Billion Payout to the State (Bloomberg)
Kazakh preliminary report on jet crash backs Azerbaijani assertions of accidental Russian shoot-down (EurasiaNet)
Tajik Court Hands Down Stiff Sentences In Secretive Treason Trial (Radio Free Europe)
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