Afghanistan
VOA Afghan: Taliban deny Pakistan’s allegation they sought money to remove Pakistani Taliban from border areas (VOA)
Law firm Hogan Lovells wins court fight over $1.2 mln Afghan legal bill (Reuters)
Biden national security adviser Jake Sullivan offered to resign over chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal: Report (FOX News)
The staggering toll US failure in Afghanistan has had on taxpayers is laid bare by government auditor (Daily Mail)
Pakistan
Pakistan’s foreign minister blames predecessors for TTP resurgence (Amu TV)
India
A $20,000 lab diamond and so much art: The gifts foreign leaders gave the Bidens (Washington Post)
Jill Biden Gifted $20,000 Diamond From India’s Leader in 2023: Report (Newsweek)
India aims to strengthen economic ties with US, engage with Trump administration (Reuters)
Why India is unlikely to extradite ousted Bangladesh leader Sheikh Hasina (South China Morning Post)
Modi’s Ally Says He Can’t Scrap Adani Deal Without Proof, PTI Reports (Bloomberg)
Dense smog shrouds Indian capital, threatening to disrupt flights (Reuters)
Fog disrupts life and travel in northern India (BBC)
India’s NBFC body urges government to create liquidity facility for priority sector lending (Reuters)
At last, India removes waste from Bhopal Union Carbide plant disaster (The Times)
Manmohan Singh’s Mixed Economic Legacy (Wall Street Journal – opinion)
India and China Should Admit Their Economies Are Intertwined (Bloomberg – opinion)
NSB
Court Denies Bail for Hindu Leader Amid Sedition Charges (Newsweek)
Bangladesh: Hindu monk suspected of sedition denied bail (Deutsche Welle)
Bangladesh court again rejects bail for Hindu leader charged with sedition (Al Jazeera)
The Forgotten Opposition: Bangladesh’s Left in the Shadow of Major Parties (The Diplomat)
Central Asia
Kazakhstan caught in the middle of simmering Azerbaijani-Russian tension over jetliner crash (EurasiaNet)
China urges safety assessments after deadly year in commercial aviation (Reuters)
Some Chinese flights avoiding southern Russia after Azerbaijan Airlines crash (South China Morning Post)
Uzbek Driver Punished for ‘Petty Hooliganism’ Following Gas Station Outburst (The Diplomat)
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