• Afghanistan
  • Turkey ends Afghan diplomats’ mission, paving way for Taliban to appoint their own team (AP)
  • Afghan journalist barred from U.S. under Trump refugee ban says he has ‘no plan left’ (San Francisco Chronicle)
  • Taliban suspends Afghanistan’s only radio station run by women (The Independent)
• Pakistan
  • Gunfight kills Pakistani soldier, 12 militants near Afghan border (VOA)
  • Islamabad, Beijing pledge counterterrorism cooperation for security of Chinese workers in Pakistan (VOA)
  • Pakistan to renegotiate Qatar LNG deal amid high costs, paper says (Reuters)
  • Pakistan begins burials for 13 migrants drowned off Africa (Agence France-Presse)
  • Imran Khan’s call for protests highlights Pakistan’s woes (Nikkei Asia – opinion)
• India
  • U.S. Military Deportation to India Creates Headache for Trump Ally (New York Times)
  • India Pledges ‘Crackdown’ on Illegal Migration to the US (Bloomberg)
  • ‘Dreams shattered’ as Trump deports Indians ahead of Modi trip (Reuters)
  • Fury in India over U.S. allegedly flying deportees halfway around the world in handcuffs and leg chains (CBS News)
  • India ‘engaging with US’ after shackled deportees spark anger (BBC)
  • ‘Inhuman’: As Modi visits Trump, outrage over shackled Indian deportees (Al Jazeera)
  • India deportation flight likely cost US more than $1 mn (Agence France-Presse)
  • India Pledges More Tariff Cuts Ahead of Modi’s Trump Meeting (Bloomberg)
  • Can India and China Turn the Corner? (Foreign Policy)
• NSB
  • Turbulence in Bangladesh as new government grapples with aftermath of Sheikh Hasina’s ouster (AP)
  • Bangladesh’s government warns of stern action after house where independence was declared is razed (AP)
  • Why a Bangladesh mob burned down home of independence icon Mujibur Rahman (Al Jazeera)
  • Bangladesh asks India to stop former PM Hasina from making ‘false statements’ (Reuters)
  • China Promises Support to Bangladesh’s Interim Government (The Diplomat)
  • Police investigate woman’s death at Sri Lankan hostel (BBC)
• Central Asia
  • Kazakhstan: Village-to-city migration reaches record high in 2024 (EurasiaNet)
  • Former Kyrgyz Natural Resources Minister Sentenced to 8 Years (The Diplomat)
  • Uzbekistan: The poverty rate continues to plunge (EurasiaNet)
• Twitter
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  • India
  • NSB
  • Central Asia

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