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    Bangladesh’s Law and Order in Peril: Gang Wars and Crime Wave Persist Despite BNP’s Election Triumph

    Human Rights Watch lambasts the “explosive mob vigilantism,” calling for safeguards against assaults on journalists (340 incidents in 2025) and minorities.
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    Accountability

    Traditional Giants Toppled: RSP’s Surge Reshapes Nepal’s Parliament in Stunning Electoral Upset

    Congress and UML control over 300 of 753 units; performance there could rebuild trust. For Madhesh, the losses sting deepest, reigniting debates on inclusivity.
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    Accountability

    Pakistan’s Christians Accuse Police of Targeting Minorities in Anti-Drug Crackdown

    Residents report being stopped and subjected to breath checks for alcohol, or accused of transporting illicit liquor when carrying water from filtration plants. In the...
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    Child marriage

    Pakistan: KP Cabinet Approves Kalash Marriage Bill, Recognizing Indigenous Family Laws

    The path to the Kalash Marriage Bill began five years ago, driven by community leaders and civil society organisations concerned about the erosion of indigenous rights.
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    Democracy

    Delhi High Court Slams Centre for Vacant Posts in National Commission for Minorities

    The court’s intervention offers temporary hope, but without prompt appointments, the institutional safeguards for religious minorities risk remaining on paper.
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    NABARD Survey Flags Rural Slowdown as Income Growth Hits Two-Year Low

    The July 2026 RECSS does not point to an immediate crisis, but it clearly signals that the rural recovery of the previous year has lost steam.
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    Tides of Change: Maldives Faces Its Demographic Reckoning

    Preparing health and social-protection systems for a larger elderly population is no longer a distant concern.
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    Afghanistan Sees Surge in Child Diarrhea Cases Amid Heat and Water Crisis

    Timely community action and strengthened health services will determine how many more young lives are placed at risk before cooler weather arrives, health workers say.

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    Tides of Change: Maldives Faces Its Demographic Reckoning

    Preparing health and social-protection systems for a larger elderly population is no longer a distant concern.
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