• Afghanistan
  • Anti-polio gains threatened by returning migrants, 200,000 unvaccinated children in Afghanistan (VOA)
  • Taliban steps up security ahead of supreme leader’s Kandahar mosque visit on Eid (The Independent)
  • Pentagon wraps up added review of bombing that marred Afghan withdrawal (Washington Times)
  • Don’t Let Afghanistan Become a Terror Haven Again (Bloomberg – opinion)
• Pakistan
  • Saudi crown prince meets Pakistani premier, stresses India-Pakistan dialogue (Reuters)
  • 1 police officer killed and 6 others wounded in grenade attack at a mosque in southwestern Pakistan (AP)
  • Iran gas pipeline: A solution to Pakistan’s energy woes? (Deutsche Welle)
• India
  • Indian ambassador seeks more investment from Japanese SMEs (Nikkei Asia)
  • India’s top court expands right to life to include ‘adverse effects of climate change’ in landmark ruling (The Independent)
  • India: Technology Use Shouldn’t Undermine Free, Fair Elections (Human Rights Watch)
  • BJP-led Alliance Likely to Sweep Elections in India’s Northeast (The Diplomat)
  • Eyeing third term, India’s Modi jabs opposition over Sri Lankan islet (Nikkei Asia)
  • India Needs More Leaders Like Manmohan Singh (Bloomberg – opinion)
• NSB
  • Rohingya who moved to island in Bangladesh are learning job skills, says Japanese charity chief (AP)
  • Suspended Maldives minister apologises for social media post ‘disrespecting Indian flag’ (The Independent)
  • Mount Everest: Nepal to remove trash and dead bodies from world’s tallest mountain (CNN)
  • Sri Lanka turns to China for more investment help but move unlikely to strain ‘strong’ ties with India, US (South China Morning Post)
• Central Asia
  • Millions Of Kazakhs Watch As Ex-Minister Goes On Trial For Wife’s Brutal Death (Radio Free Europe)
  • Russia seeks gasoline from Kazakhstan in case of shortages, sources say (Reuters)
  • Thousands Evacuated In Russia, Kazakhstan Amid Raging Floodwaters (Radio Free Europe)
  • Kazakhstan downplaying Victory Day commemoration (EurasiaNet)
  • Ombudsman Confirms Jailed Kyrgyz Journalist Attacked By Guards (Radio Free Europe)
  • At Baku’s Request, Kyrgyzstan Extradites 5 With Alleged Links To Matraimov (Radio Free Europe)
  • Italy arrests Tajik man suspected of belonging to Islamic State (Reuters)
  • Turkey Ends Visa-Free Access for Tajik Citizens (The Diplomat)
• Twitter
  • Afghanistan
  • Pakistan
  • India
  • NSB
  • Central Asia

SCA MORNING PRESS CLIPS

SCA MORNING PRESS CLIPS