• Afghanistan
  • U.S., Philippines reach new deal to assist Afghan allies (Washington Post)
  • Philippines agrees to host a US visa processing center for Afghans resettling in America (AP)
• Pakistan
  • A shootout on Pakistan’s frontier with Afghanistan kills 5 militants and 3 Pakistani soldiers (AP)
  • Pakistan: Gunfight with militants near Afghan border kills 3 troops (VOA)
  • Pakistan Says Mpox Patient Not Carrying Dangerous New Variant (Bloomberg)
  • One case of clade 2 mpox detected in Pakistan, new strain not detected (Reuters)
  • A magnitude 5.3 earthquake rattles Pakistan and Kashmir (AP)
  • Heavy rains hit Pakistan’s south; monsoon’s death toll tops 209 (AP)
  • Pakistan suffers internet slowdown as government denies setting up a national firewall (AP)
• India
  • Modi Will Visit Ukraine for First Time Since Russia’s Invasion (Bloomberg)
  • India’s Modi will visit Ukraine after Zelenskyy’s criticism for meeting Putin in Moscow (AP)
  • India’s Modi to visit Ukraine on Aug. 23, weeks after rebuking Putin (Reuters)
  • India, Malaysia look to reset ties hit after Delhi’s Kashmir move (Reuters)
  • Doctor’s Alleged Rape and Killing Reawakens Fury Over Sexual Violence in India (Wall Street Journal)
  • India’s top court creates task force on workplace safety after doctor was raped and killed (AP)
  • India’s top court sets up doctors’ panel on workplace safety after rape, murder (Reuters)
  • Global Trade Needs a China Alternative. India Needs Better Ports. (New York Times)
  • India economic report card triggers debate over China investment (Nikkei Asia)
  • Indian port workers to go on strike to demand better wages, benefits (Reuters)
  • West must stop trying to pull India into the liberal democracy camp (Nikkei Asia – opinion)
• NSB
  • Bangladesh’s Summit reviewing cross-border power deals after India rule change (Reuters)
  • Back to class after Bangladesh’s student-led revolution (Agence France-Presse)
  • Yunus Should Prioritize Probe Into Enforced Disappearances Under Hasina’s Rule (The Diplomat)
• Central Asia
  • Prison Term Of Kazakh Ex-President’s Nephew Replaced By Suspended Sentence (Radio Free Europe)
  • 331 Swiss International passengers get stranded 20 hours in Kazakhstan after plan goes off runway (FOX Business)
  • Mudslides, Floods Damage Hundreds Of Homes In Kyrgyz Resort Region (Radio Free Europe)
  • Noted Tajik Journalist Ahmad Ibrohim Reportedly Arrested (Radio Free Europe)
• Indo-Pacific
  • India-Japan 2+2: Setting the Stage for the Post-Kishida Phase (The Diplomat)
• Twitter
  • Afghanistan
  • Pakistan
  • India
  • NSB
  • Central Asia

SCA MORNING PRESS CLIPS

SCA MORNING PRESS CLIPS