• Afghanistan
  • Classifying Taliban as ‘foreign terrorist organization’ under review: US (Al Jazeera)
• Pakistan
  • School Bus Bombing in Pakistan Kills at Least 6, Including 4 Students (New York Times)
  • Suicide car bomber attacks school bus in Pakistan, killing at least 5 people (FOX News)
  • Pakistan blames India for suspected suicide attack on school bus (The Guardian)
  • Support for Pakistan army chief General Asim Munir surges after India conflict (Reuters)
  • Pakistan promotes army chief Asim Munir to field marshal: Why it matters (Al Jazeera)
  • Pakistan’s Diplomatic Victory Conceals Its Weakness (Wall Street Journal – opinion)
• India
  • What Trump’s Apple Threat Means for India’s Tariff Negotiations (New York Times)
  • India’s Security Forces Kill Dozens in a Bid to Crush Leftist Rebels (New York Times)
  • India says Maoist rebel chief killed in ‘breakthrough’ blow (Al Jazeera)
  • Indian professor who was jailed for comments on women military officer is released on bail (Reuters)
  • British professor barred from India over ‘anti-national work’ vows to fight back: ‘I cannot be silenced’ (The Independent)
  • Heavy rain disrupts life in several Indian cities (BBC)
  • Modi’s Escalation Trap (The Atlantic – opinion)
• NSB
  • Bangladesh Army Chief Wants Elections ‘By December’ (Agence France-Presse)
  • Key Bangladesh Party Protests Against Government (Agence France-Presse)
  • Bangladesh: Review Laws and Protect Human Rights Standards (Human Rights Watch)
  • Bhutanese Nepalis fled ethnic cleansing for the US. Trump is returning them to the refugee camps (The Guardian)
  • Nepal’s new Everest rule is a game-changer (Nikkei Asia – opinion)
  • Sri Lanka Unexpectedly Cuts Key Rate to Bolster Recovery (Bloomberg)
  • Sri Lanka cenbank cuts rate by 25 bps in surprise move to foster growth (Reuters)
• Central Asia
  • Tajikistan faces uphill climb to wire the country (EurasiaNet)
  • Turkmen labor migrants turning elsewhere as Turkey is less welcoming (EurasiaNet)
• Indo-Pacific
  • Pakistan will not get water over which India has rights, India PM Modi says (Reuters)
  • Beijing says Afghanistan and Pakistan aim to upgrade diplomatic ties (Reuters)
  • India and Pakistan launch rival diplomatic efforts to spin Kashmir conflict (Financial Times)
  • Kashmir tourism bears the brunt after tourist massacre and India-Pakistan military strikes (AP)
• Twitter
  • Afghanistan
  • Pakistan
  • India
  • NSB
  • Central Asia

SCA MORNING PRESS CLIPS

SCA MORNING PRESS CLIPS