Afghanistan
US drops bounties on key Taliban leaders (BBC)
Countries Press UN Rights Council on Accountability in Afghanistan (Human Rights Watch)
Pakistan
IMF reaches staff-level deal with Pakistan to unlock $1.3 billion of new cash (Reuters)
IMF Agrees On New $1.3 Bn Loan Program For Pakistan (Agence France-Presse)
Pakistan, China in talks about security for Chinese nationals (Reuters)
India
US officials begin trade talks in Delhi as tariff deadline nears (BBC)
US Trade Officials Visit India As Tariff Threat Looms (Agence France-Presse)
India Is on a Hiring Binge That Trump’s Tariffs Can’t Stop (New York Times)
Canada and India Look to Reset Ties in Counter to Trump’s Duties (Bloomberg)
India eyes tariff cuts on $23B of US imports to avoid Trump’s reciprocal taxes: report (New York Post)
US religious freedom panel urges sanctions against India’s external spy agency (Reuters)
India Is Said to Have Meddled in Canadian Party Election (New York Times)
India accused of meddling in Canada’s Conservative Party race (BBC)
Mob Descends on a Comedy Club After a Comic Jokes About a Politician (New York Times)
NSB
Bangladesh’s Yunus Heads To China For First State Visit (Agence France-Presse)
Bangladesh to secure Starlink internet deal within three months, says interim leader (Reuters)
Bangladesh reports first bird flu outbreak on farm since 2018, WOAH says (Reuters)
A transgender woman’s fight for dignity in Bangladesh’s Rohingya refugee camps (Reuters)
Bangladesh Monastery A Beacon Of Harmony After Unrest (Agence France-Presse)
Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Sees Fragile Economy Through 2028 (Bloomberg)
Sri Lanka central bank holds rate to support economic recovery (Reuters)
Central Asia
No Aid, All Investments: The Future of Chinese Engagement in Kazakhstan (The Diplomat)
Central Asian states drained rivers at lower-than-expected levels in 2024 (EurasiaNet)
Five Areas Where Turkey Plays A Key Role In World Affairs (Radio Free Europe)
Indo-Pacific
International Religious Freedom in the Spotlight Amid US Political Recalibration (The Diplomat)
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