Afghanistan
Judge Blocks Shutdown of Biden-Era Migrant Entry Programs (New York Times)
US judge blocks Trump from suspending Biden-era migrant ‘parole’ programs (Reuters)
As US Ends Protected Status For Afghans, Thousands Face Deportation And Persecution (Radio Free Europe)
‘A Death Sentence’: Bay Area Afghans and Allies React to Trump Administration Ending TPS (KQED)
Pakistan
Pakistan pitches ‘responsible’ image as diplomatic war with India heats up (Al Jazeera)
Banning child marriage is un-Islamic, Pakistani government told (The Telegraph)
India
State Department official tells India that reciprocal market access is important (Reuters)
US calls for ‘fair and reciprocal’ trade access in talks with India (The Statesman)
The Mumbai billionaire taking aim at India’s business obstacles (Financial Times)
Head of human smuggling plot gets 10 years after family of 4 froze to death on US-Canada border (AP)
NSB
Bangladesh offers to buy more US cotton and oil, Yunus says (Nikkei Asia)
Supporters of Bangladesh’s ex-Premier Khaleda Zia rally to call for a general election (AP)
Political Protests Paralyse Bangladesh Daily Life (Agence France-Presse)
Pressure Mounts in Bangladesh (Foreign Policy)
Mango deal sweetens ties between Bangladesh and China (Agence France-Presse)
Nepal’s mountaineering community celebrates 72nd anniversary of Mount Everest conquest (AP)
Central Asia
China angling to elbow Russia out of Kazakh nuclear power station contract (EurasiaNet)
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Can’t Ignore the Geopolitics of Critical Minerals (The Diplomat)
Kazakhstan to allow hunting once endangered antelopes (Agence France-Presse)
In Kyrgyzstan, Kloop Journalists Taken For Questioning (The Diplomat)
Kazakhstan Says It Can’t Cut Oil Output Despite OPEC+ Deal (Bloomberg)
Uzbekistan Seeks to Increase Tourist Flows, Floats Possibility of Visa-Free Regime for US Citizens (The Diplomat)
Indo-Pacific
Lutnick Defends US Tariffs as Key to India-Pakistan Ceasefire (Bloomberg)
India-Pakistan clashes renew fears over nuclear risk (Washington Post)
How social media lies fuelled a rush to war between India and Pakistan (The Guardian)
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