• Afghanistan
  • They Were Promised Flights to the U.S. Now They’re Stuck and in Danger (TIME)
  • Trump order strands pregnant wife of interpreter who helped Colorado senator (Denver Post)
  • Afghanistan’s Taliban makes debut diplomatic trip to Japan (Al Jazeera)
  • Taliban in crisis as leadership splits over women’s rights (The Telegraph)
  • Afghanistan’s favorite sport is thriving, even under Taliban rule (Washington Post)
  • The U.S. Can No Longer Ignore the Threat Arising in Afghanistan (New York Times – opinion)
  • Refugee Ban Betrays a Promise to Afghan Allies (Bloomberg – opinion)
• Pakistan
  • China and Pakistan criticise Donald Trump’s pitch to sell stealth fighters to India (The Independent)
  • How Pakistan could undercut US efforts to curb China’s EV boom (Christian Science Monitor)
  • 2 people killed when militants ambush trucks with aid for northwestern Pakistan (AP)
  • Pakistan clashes result in 4 dead soldiers, 15 militants (VOA)
• India
  • Modi Leaves Trump Summit With a To-Do List Despite Concessions (Bloomberg)
  • How Trump Is Reshaping India’s Trade and Defense Ties With the US (Bloomberg)
  • Guarded optimism in India as Trump and Modi outline plans to deepen defense partnership (AP)
  • India opposition slams Trump’s F-35 offer, Russia makes its own pitch (Reuters)
  • India eyes to boost trade with US; January trade deficit as expected (Reuters)
  • Trump’s tariffs present fresh headache for India’s slowing economy (Al Jazeera)
  • Former Staffers Say India’s Biggest IT Firm Was Gaming the US Visa System (Bloomberg)
  • 15 Reported Dead in Stampede at New Delhi Rail Station (New York Times)
  • Death toll rises to at least 18 in New Delhi railway station stampede (Reuters)
  • India reassures Nepali students after suicide sparked protest (Reuters)
  • Have You Seen This Pilgrim? Lost in the Throngs of the Kumbh Mela. (New York Times)
  • More than 500 million take ‘holy dip’ in India’s Maha Kumbh festival (Reuters)
  • Delhi hit by rare earthquake as Modi warns north India to ‘stay alert for aftershocks’ (The Independent)
• NSB
  • Adani to restore full power to Bangladesh in days but differences remain, say sources (Reuters)
  • Sri Lanka Budget Banks On Car Taxes To Boost Coffers (Agence France-Presse)
• Central Asia
  • Oil inches up on Kazakhstan supply disruption (Reuters)
• Indo-Pacific
  • Costa Rica Will Take Central Asian and Indian Migrants Deported by U.S. (New York Times)
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SCA MORNING PRESS CLIPS

SCA MORNING PRESS CLIPS