• Afghanistan
  • ‘Very Worrying’: Afghanistan’s Long Battle To Eradicate Polio Faces New Obstacle (Radio Free Europe)
  • Blinken subpoenaed to appear on Sept. 24 before House committee over Afghanistan (Reuters)
• Pakistan
  • Islamabad complains to Kabul after an Afghan diplomat disrespected Pakistan’s anthem (AP)
  • Moscow will support Islamabad’s bid to join BRICS, says Russian deputy prime minister (AP)
  • Russia pledges to back Pakistan’s BRICS membership (VOA)
  • Pakistan, Russia expand economic ties amid Western sanctions (VOA)
  • Pakistan police arrest key suspect in gang rape of a woman polio worker (AP)
  • Gang Rape of Female Polio Worker Shocks Pakistan (Newsweek)
• India
  • U.S. and India to hold first dialogue on Indian Ocean this fall (Nikkei Asia)
  • Ammunition from India enters Ukraine, raising Russian ire (Reuters)
  • Kashmiris Are Voting Again. But Do They Have a Voice? (New York Times)
  • Brisk voting for local government in Indian-controlled Kashmir for first time after losing autonomy (AP)
  • In Kashmir, voting begins in first local elections since India revoked autonomy (NPR)
  • India Takes Step Toward Simultaneous Local and National Polls (Bloomberg)
  • India’s cabinet accepts recommendation to hold simultaneous national, state elections (Reuters)
  • Scot detained in India on terror charges is denied bail (BBC)
• NSB
  • Bangladesh, Struggling to Restore Order, Gives Army Policing Powers (New York Times)
  • ‘A long way to go’: in revolution’s wake, questions linger over direction of the new Bangladesh (The Guardian)
  • Bangladesh at a Crossroads: The Urgent Need to Revitalize Foreign Investment (The Diplomat)
  • Sri Lanka’s presidential election a test for current leader, 2 years after its economy hit bottom (AP)
  • Sri Lanka’s presidential election to test economic green shoots (Reuters)
  • Crisis-hit Sri Lanka’s poor hope new president will change their fortunes (Reuters)
• Central Asia
  • Central Asia: Facing 5 Assertive Presidents, Germany’s Scholz Gets Rebuffed on Ukraine (The Diplomat)
  • Kyrgyz President’s Relative Accused Of Fraud Released To House Arrest (Radio Free Europe)
  • Uzbekistan opens free economic zone on Afghan border (VOA)
• Indo-Pacific
  • Biden to host Quad leaders at Delaware home (VOA)
• Twitter
  • Afghanistan
  • Pakistan
  • India
  • NSB
  • Central Asia

SCA MORNING PRESS CLIPS

SCA MORNING PRESS CLIPS