Afghanistan
Afghans in US feel betrayed as Trump ends deportation protection (Reuters)
Highland barracks’ role in resettling Afghans to end (BBC)
Pakistan
Fighting India Helps Revive the Pakistani Military’s Popularity (New York Times)
Pakistan rallies around the military. But political unity is elusive. (Washington Post)
India
Trump Pokes at India Again With Claims on Tariffs and Technology (New York Times)
Trump: India has offered US a trade deal with no tariffs (Reuters)
India Examining US Request to Abolish Curbs on Ethanol Imports (Bloomberg)
GOP lawmaker says India, Saudi Arabia most vital for US security interests over next decade (Politico)
Trump asks Apple to stop moving iPhone production to India (Bloomberg)
Trump says he has a ‘little problem’ with Tim Cook over Apple’s India production (The Guardian)
India weighs plan to slash Pakistan water supply with new Indus river project (Reuters)
India Says Afghan Taliban Denounced Kashmir Attack During Talks (Agence France-Presse)
India revokes Celebi security clearance over Turkish support for Pakistan (Reuters)
India says its troops killed 31 Maoist rebels in weeks-long battle (Al Jazeera)
NSB
Nepal hosts environment conference as Himalayan glaciers melt (AP)
Sri Lanka restructures nearly $931 million in credit lines with India (Reuters)
Sri Lanka’s Tamil Women Await Justice 16 Years Since War’s End (Human Rights Watch)
Central Asia
United States has image problem in Central Asia (EurasiaNet)
Kazakhstan Denies Reports Russia To Leave Baikonur Spaceport (Agence France-Presse)
UN expert alarmed over prosecution of Tajikistan journalist and rights defender (Jurist)
Indo-Pacific
Trump says Pakistan-India dispute is settled (Reuters)
Pakistan Says Ceasefire With India to Be Extended to May 18 as Truce Holds (Bloomberg)
Islamabad Says Pakistan And India Agree Ceasefire Until Sunday (Agence France-Presse)
India calls for IAEA oversight of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons (Reuters)
India and Pakistan trade accusations of nuclear weapons mismanagement (Al Jazeera)
India Asks IMF To Reconsider Pakistan Programme Over ‘Terror Funding’ (Agence France-Presse)
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