Afghanistan
US Drops Bounties On Top Afghan Taliban Officials (Agence France-Presse)
Who is Zalmay Khalilzad, the would-be broker between the Taliban and Trump? (The Independent)
Trump’s New Approach to the Taliban (Foreign Policy)
Russia’s LPG exports to Afghanistan boom as Europe shuns it (Reuters)
Pakistan
UN Experts Demand Pakistan Release Baloch Activists (Agence France-Presse)
Journalist Kidnapped In Pakistan Capital: Family (Agence France-Presse)
Gunmen Kill Six In ‘Coordinated’ Attacks In Southwest Pakistan: Police (Agence France-Presse)
Pakistan Court Sentences Five To Death For ‘Online Blasphemy’ (Agence France-Presse)
Pakistan’s Parsi Community Dwindles As Young Migrate (Agence France-Presse)
India
As Musk Makes Some Headway in India, He Is Also Suing Its Government (New York Times)
India-China issues expected but can be addressed without conflict, says India foreign minister (Reuters)
Allegations of Indian interference rock Canada election campaign (The Guardian)
India’s Reliance to stop buying Venezuelan oil over US tariffs, sources say (Reuters)
Why the Indian Ocean, Not the Indo-Pacific, Must Anchor India’s Strategy (The Diplomat)
India Erases Islamic and Colonial History (Wall Street Journal – opinion)
NSB
Adani Restores Power Supply to Bangladesh as Payments Resume (Bloomberg)
As Bangladesh gears up for election, a new political player emerges (NPR)
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh fear aid cuts will deepen crisis (Reuters)
Sri Lanka Says British Sanctions On Ex-military Unhelpful (Agence France-Presse)
Central Asia
Kremlin wants Kazakhstan to ease up on banking due diligence concerning trade deals (EurasiaNet)
Uzbekistan’s Evolving Northern Afghanistan Strategy (The Diplomat)
EU/Central Asia: Deepening Ties Should Center Human Rights (Human Rights Watch)
Central Asian start-ups attracting growing interest from venture capitalists (EurasiaNet)
Radicalization In Central Asia: From Roots To Repercussions (Eurasia Review)
Indo-Pacific
Funding shortages may halt global child malnutrition programs, World Food Programme warns (Reuters)
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