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Over the next month and a half, Extemp Central will provide R&Ds on the topic areas for the 2022 NSDA National Tournament. USX topic areas will have R&Ds posted on Thursday and IX topic areas will have R&Ds posted on Friday. This is meant to help extempers assemble resources to prepare for the competition in Louisville. This week we tackle IX topic area #3 on Central & South Asia.
Haibatullah Akhunzada, the de facto head of state, has called on countries to engage with Afghanistan on the basis of “mutual respect.” That is not going to happen until other states get a bit of respect back https://t.co/0a3AmkZRln
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) May 17, 2022
India seeks to win public trust in crisis-hit Sri Lanka https://t.co/VPHy6WIVeS
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 19, 2022
Sri Lanka fell into default for the first time in its history as the gov’t struggled to halt an economic crisis https://t.co/m2HA6caJ66 pic.twitter.com/iJsFZQJob7
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) May 19, 2022
At least 8 people have been killed in clashes between Tajik security forces and ‘anti-government militants’ in a restive region bordering Afghanistan and China ⤵️ https://t.co/I8oK5WTgFS
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) May 18, 2022
Europe is frustrated at India’s apparent fence-sitting over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But for India, maintaining a workable relationship with Russia is central to counterbalancing Chinese hegemony in their neighborhood.@fgrare writes in @ecfr: https://t.co/XkN2iWpTEd
— Carnegie Endowment (@CarnegieEndow) May 18, 2022
Following a meeting with a high-level security team in #Afghanistan, the dreaded Pakistani Taliban terror group has extended the ceasefire with the Pakistan Army until May 30, the media reported on May 18.https://t.co/6FvLa8JwrD
— The Hindu (@the_hindu) May 18, 2022
A report by the U.S. government’s main Afghanistan oversight body reveals devastating conclusions:https://t.co/ZMPVXdnAOv
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) May 19, 2022
Prime Minister Narendra Modi referred to the common cultural heritage of India and Nepal and said the Nepalese people were “equally happy” as the temple for Lord Ram was under construction at #Ayodhya. https://t.co/IwqBqt2dD4
— The Hindu (@the_hindu) May 17, 2022
Imran Khan’s narrative of conspiracy and regime change is a symptom, not a cause, of anti-American sentiments in Pakistan. https://t.co/4VN2ZcN4zS pic.twitter.com/iqtN1Qt3C7
— The Diplomat (@Diplomat_APAC) May 17, 2022
US aiming to break Russia’s hold on Central Asia https://t.co/Bk1E306UO7
— Asia Times (@asiatimesonline) May 15, 2022
Analysis: India’s power grid creaks under hybrid work model, heatwave https://t.co/Zt5F739Fk5 pic.twitter.com/z3iWhhScMr
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 19, 2022
Kazakhstan is turning to the Caucasus to support the Trans-Caspian corridor as an alternative to Russian shipping routes.https://t.co/bhPmg2f3sg pic.twitter.com/1I0fPze353
— The Diplomat (@Diplomat_APAC) May 15, 2022
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