• Afghanistan
  • US ends life-saving food aid for millions. The World Food Program calls it a ‘death sentence’ (AP)
  • Trump administration food aid cuts put millions at risk, aid sources say (Reuters)
• Pakistan
  • US discusses tariffs, critical minerals and immigration with Pakistan (Reuters)
  • Pakistan eyes multibillion dollars of investment as it hosts summit on country’s minerals sector (AP)
  • Pakistani security forces kill 9 militants in a raid near the Afghan border, the military says (AP)
  • Thousands Of Afghans Depart Pakistan Under Repatriation Pressure (Agence France-Presse)
  • Binance Founder Zhao to Help Pakistan Boost Crypto Trading Bid (Bloomberg)
  • Pakistan hires Binance ex-CEO as crypto adviser, India left watching (TheStreet)
  • Pakistan Journalist Arrested Over Disinformation Released (Agence France-Presse)
• India
  • US and India discuss tariffs and progress towards ‘fair’ trade (Reuters)
  • India Sees ‘Opportunity of a Lifetime’ in Trump’s Trade Policy (Bloomberg)
  • After Trump, EU seeks zero tariff from India on car imports, sources say (Reuters)
  • Apple Plans to Source More iPhones From India as Potential Tariff Fix (Wall Street Journal)
  • American YouTuber who left a Diet Coke can for a reclusive island tribe is arrested in India (AP)
  • Pride parade in India cancelled after protests and threats by religious groups (The Independent)
  • India overhauls teaching in Himalayan Buddhist monasteries to counter China (Reuters)
  • India’s fuel demand hits 10-month high in March (Reuters)
• NSB
  • Bangladesh urges Trump to delay tariff, citing moves to boost imports from US (Reuters)
  • Bangladesh Requests Three-month US Tariff Pause: Government (Agence France-Presse)
  • Major Garment Producer Bangladesh Says US Buyers Halting Orders (Agence France-Presse)
  • India’s Adani opens giant Sri Lanka container terminal (Agence France-Presse)
• Central Asia
  • Measuring impact of US tariffs on Central Asia and South Caucasus (EurasiaNet)
  • Central Asia-EU summit generates little momentum for expanded European role in region (EurasiaNet)
  • Kazakh-Russian CPC Oil Exports via Black Sea Trimmed for April (Reuters)
  • Tajikistan To Jail People For Illegal Electricity Use (Agence France-Presse)
• Twitter
  • Afghanistan
  • Pakistan
  • India
  • NSB
  • Central Asia

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