West Asia Diplomacy: US VP JD Vance, Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Ghalibaf and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Switzerland for technical talks under the US-Iran MoU to end the conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with Pakistan’s Shehbaz Sharif and Army chief Asim Munir also joining the process as mediators. Regional Security: Despite the talks, fighting in Lebanon continued, threatening the fragile ceasefire as Israel and Hezbollah traded accusations of violations. South Asia Politics & Economy: India’s parliamentary finance panel will review “evolving economic conditions” amid global uncertainty and West Asia-linked cost pressures, while Nepal moves toward a 5G spectrum auction to modernise telecoms. Central Asia Tech Push: Uzbekistan is pitching a fast-growing tech ecosystem to Korean firms, with Seoul lawmakers and Eximbank Korea pledging support for supply chains, advanced industries and digital transformation. Business & Markets: Singapore’s AI-driven chip demand is boosting electronics exports and drawing institutional inflows into local semiconductor hardware names, while property transparency rules in Hong Kong let consumers check agents’ disciplinary records. Climate & Food: As El Niño fears loom, some Asia-Africa countries are reportedly increasing food imports from Russia, and India’s monsoon start looks weak, raising risks for kharif sowing and food prices.