CTBT Diplomacy in Central Asia: Turkmenistan hosted a high-level regional meeting in Ashgabat marking the 30th anniversary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, with deputy foreign ministers from Tajikistan and Uzbekistan and CTBTO officials in attendance, reinforcing the region’s push for disarmament and non-proliferation. Tajikistan–EBRD Connectivity Push: Tajikistan is set to secure about $43m to modernize telecoms, while talks with the EBRD also point to a new border logistics hub with Uzbekistan—both aimed at boosting digital and transport links. SCO Security Coordination: Tajikistan urged deeper SCO joint military and security exercises as ministers met in Bishkek to tackle terrorism, extremism, drug trafficking, and digital threats, with Tajik interior officials calling for better secure communications and shared training. Tajikistan–India Industrial Talks: Tajik and Indian ministers discussed joint car and electric-vehicle assembly, plus localization of hydropower and electrical equipment—part of a wider push to expand manufacturing capacity. Domestic Violence Spotlight in Tajikistan: A new report describes how patrilocal family control can turn marriage into a hidden system of surveillance and abuse, with cases often dismissed as “tradition” rather than domestic violence.