Olympic Qualification (Sports): Malaysia’s Eain Yow Ng and Sivasangari Subramaniam won Asian Games squash gold to become the first players to qualify for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, beating India’s Abhay Singh and Anahat Singh respectively. Publishing & Culture (Books): A Georgian-language edition of a 19th-century French travel classic on the Caucasus—published for the first time in Georgian—marks a major cultural publishing milestone. Security & Geopolitics: Reports say speculation is rising that Vladimir Putin could test NATO resolve with a limited attack on Baltic states, with intelligence assessments flagging Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania as likely targets. Arts & Design (Theatre/Books): Es Devlin’s “everythingist” approach is profiled as she becomes a go-to designer across theatre, pop, fashion runways and Olympic-scale work. India Elections & Media (Policy): A debate heats up over foreign-funded NGOs and digital media’s role in India’s electoral discourse, with ADR’s court cases and funding links at the center. Sports (India at Asian Games): India’s PV Sindhu exits badminton at the Asian Games, while squash finals still offer medal chances. Books & Memoir (South Asia): Speaking Tiger publishes a new collection of Assam women’s Hajj memoirs, preserving “Hajj kathas” that were once shared privately. Business/Publishing Adjacent: Cars24 says it expects to file its India IPO DRHP by April after a reverse flip process.