Afghanistan
Reprieve for Afghan women students facing forced return after US aid cuts (BBC)
Afghan ambassador to Spain stripped of status after sexual assault claims (The Telegraph)
Barred From Studying By Taliban, Afghan Woman Uses Tech Skills To Keep Power Running (Radio Free Europe)
Pakistan
Pakistan Plans to Legalize Crypto in Bid for Foreign Investment (Bloomberg)
In A Pakistan Desert Town, Holi And Ramadan Come Together (Agence France-Presse)
Pakistan’s ‘war on terror’ approach is dangerous (Al Jazeera – opinion)
India
Trump Says India Won’t Avoid Being Hit by Tariffs on April 2 (Bloomberg)
Trump says he believes India will be lowering tariffs on US, Breitbart reports (Reuters)
Will Trump’s tariff war spark big-bang reforms in India? (BBC)
US aims to bolster India ties as global alliances shift (Deutsche Welle)
Trump administration is seeking to deport Indian student at Georgetown as part of State Department crackdown (The Independent)
India detains hundreds of farmers as police bulldoze protest sites (Reuters)
India’s proposed steel import tax smaller than hoped, but ‘better than nothing’, steelmakers say (Reuters)
Philippines eyes expansion of Squad group to India, South Korea (Reuters)
Trump Organization Announces New India Office Project (Agence France-Presse)
Elon Musk firms up India entry plans as trade talks make headway (Nikkei Asia)
Years of Coal Backlash Undermine India’s Energy Security Push (Bloomberg)
NSB
Armed Rohingya Group’s Leader Is Arrested in Bangladesh (New York Times)
Tulip Siddiq attacks ‘false’ Bangladesh corruption allegations (BBC)
Tulip Siddiq hit with court-ordered travel ban (The Telegraphh)
Fugitive Sri Lanka Police Chief Surrenders After Weeks On The Run (Agence France-Presse)
Central Asia
Rights watchdog documents forced mobilization of Central Asian labor migrants in Russian military (EurasiaNet)
Kazakhstan copper producer pauses some operations after deadly accidents (Agence France-Presse)
Tajik leader tightens grip with no-choice elections (Agence France-Presse)
Uzbekistan introduces duties on raw goods exports ahead of joining WTO (Reuters)
Indo-Pacific
Trade resumes as Pakistan and Afghanistan reopen key Torkham border crossing after nearly a month (AP)
Pakistan, Afghanistan open main border crossing, closed for nearly a month (Reuters)
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