• Afghanistan
  • Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund: 10 Years on the Front lines (OCHA)
• Pakistan
  • The leaders of Iran and Pakistan vow to boost trade in a meeting seeking to mend a diplomatic rift (AP)
  • Pakistan PM Sharif lauds Iran for ‘strong stand’ on Gaza (Reuters)
  • Iran, Pakistan Hold First Talks Since Cross-Border Strikes (Radio Free Europe)
  • Why is Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi visiting Pakistan? (Al Jazeera)
  • Pakistan eyes new IMF loan by early July, finance minister says (Reuters)
  • Security forces kill 11 militants in northwest region bordering Afghanistan, Pakistani military says (AP)
  • Security for Chinese workers in Pakistan will always be elusive (Nikkei Asia – opinion)
• India
  • US rights report on India cites abuses in Manipur, harassment of media and minorities (Reuters)
  • Modi Calls Muslims ‘Infiltrators’ Who Would Take India’s Wealth (New York Times)
  • Modi accused of ‘hate speech’ toward India’s Muslims in election rally (Washington Post)
  • Modi’s Comment on Muslims Prompts Complaint to Election Body (Bloomberg)
  • India’s Congress seeks action against Modi for comments about Muslims (Reuters)
  • Re-run of vote concludes peacefully in India’s restive Manipur state (Reuters)
  • Modi’s Path to a 400-Seat Goal Runs Through India’s South, East (Bloomberg)
  • India sends supersonic missiles to Philippines that ‘can hit’ China’s ships (Washington Examiner)
  • How Can India Hold Elections When It’s Too Hot to Vote? (Bloomberg – opinion)
• NSB
  • AI can be a great leveller for the Global South. Just look at Bangladesh (South China Morning Post – opinion)
  • President Muizzu’s Party Sweeps Maldives Parliamentary Elections (The Diplomat)
  • ‘China is the winner’ in Maldives election (Agence France-Presse)
  • Sri Lanka’s inflation drops to 2.5% in March (Reuters)
• Central Asia
  • Additional Rescue Teams Sent To West Kazakhstan To Tackle Flood Situation (Radio Free Europe)
  • Mudslides Triggered By Heavy Rains In Kyrgyzstan Kill 1 (Radio Free Europe)
  • U.K.’s Cameron Seeks To Define Common Interests On Visit To Kyrgyzstan (Radio Free Europe)
  • Growth rates set to slow in Caucasus and Central Asia – World Bank (EurasiaNet)
• Indo-Pacific
  • ‘Discomfort May Increase’: Asia’s Heat Wave Scorches Hundreds of Millions (New York Times)
• Twitter
  • Afghanistan
  • Pakistan
  • India
  • NSB
  • Central Asia

SCA MORNING PRESS CLIPS

SCA MORNING PRESS CLIPS