Afghanistan
Large-scale deportations of Afghans stand to increase terrorist recruitment pool (Washington Examiner – opinion)
Pakistan
Russia, Pakistan and Houthi rebels all using the same US influencer — Jackson Hinkle — to spread misinformation to his 3 million followers (New York Post)
China moved satellites to help Pakistan shoot down Indian jets (The Telegraph)
How conflict with India helped boost the Pakistan military’s domestic image (Al Jazeera)
Car bomb in Pakistan’s restive southwest kills four people (Al Jazeera
What makes a ‘good’ madrassa? Pakistan’s Islamic boarding schools under scrutiny. (Christian Science Monitor)
Pakistan’s actions should be called state-sponsored terrorism (The Hill – opinion)
India
India Expects Multi-Phase Trade Deal With US as Talks Proceed (Bloomberg)
US imposes visa bans on India travel agents for facilitating illegal migration (Reuters)
U.S. Placing Visa Restrictions on India’s Travel Agency Owners (Newsweek)
US bans India agencies ‘facilitating illegal immigration’ (Deutsche Welle)
Indians still pray at ‘visa temples’ after the U.S. deported migrants in chains (NPR)
Modi’s Government Cracks Down on Dissent Over Pakistan Conflict (New York Times)
India’s steel expansion threatens climate goals and global efforts to clean up industry: report (AP)
India plans stricter rules for companies with foreign ownership, sources say (Reuters)
Breakthrough in India manhunt for suspect in 24-year-old woman’s East London murder (The Independent)
NSB
Starlink launches in Bangladesh to boost reliable internet access (Reuters)
UN Raises Concern At Maldives Sacking Judges (Agence France-Presse)
Indian, Romanian Climbers Die On Nepal’s Lhotse (Agence France-Presse)
Elephant killed by train in Sri Lanka despite safety measures introduced after recent deadly crash (CBS News)
Central Asia
China filling void left by USAID’s dismantling (EurasiaNet)
Indo-Pacific
China’s Fighter Jets and Missiles Get a Boost From the India-Pakistan Clash (New York Times)
Uneasy India-Pakistan ceasefire holds but is a return to war inevitable? (The Guardian)
Another barrier to nuclear war between India and Pakistan has fallen (The Hill – opinion)
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