Afghanistan
Taliban in talks with Russia, China for trade transactions in local currencies (Reuters)
Guess who India, Pakistan and Iran are all wooing? The Taliban (Al Jazeera)
Nearly 2,000 Afghan children living in hotels, military bases and other temporary accommodation in UK (The Independent)
Pakistan
Pakistan to offer US firms concessions on mining investment in tariff talks, says minister (Reuters)
Pakistan recommits to China bond amid Trump shadow over India ceasefire (Al Jazeera)
3 girls and 2 soldiers killed in Pakistan school bus bombing are buried (AP)
India
India Says US Trade Talks Were ‘Constructive’ on Bilateral Deal (Bloomberg)
India Ready to Raise US Oil Imports in Boost for Trump (Newsweek)
India may let US, foreign firms bid for government contracts, sources say (Reuters)
Modi Rules Out Talks With Pakistan a Month After Kashmir Attacks (Bloomberg)
Modi says Pakistan will not get water from Indian-controlled rivers (Reuters)
India Rapidly Condemns Antisemitic D.C. Slaughter as Relationship with Israel Grows Closer (Breitbart)
India’s Central Bank Cautiously Upbeat on Economy Despite Trade Risks (Wall Street Journal)
Top Maoist leader killed as India cracks down on rebels (BBC)
India corners Maoist rebels after decades-long struggle (Financial Times)
A family in Indian-administered Kashmir fears being split apart after militant attack (NPR)
India says it has powers to suspend Celebi’s clearance without warning (Reuters)
NSB
Bangladesh Leader Threatens To Resign Amid Political Turmoil (Agence France-Presse)
Bangladesh’s Interim Government ‘Undermining’ Freedoms: Rights Group (Agence France-Presse)
Sri Lanka Cuts Lending Rate As Economy Slowly Recovers (Agence France-Presse)
Central Asia
Kazakhstan sees oil output surpassing plans this year, TASS reports (Reuters)
Indo-Pacific
How China Factors Into the Conflict Between India and Pakistan (Bloomberg)
The India-Pakistan Conflict Is Testing the Threshold for Nuclear War (Bloomberg)
India-Pakistan ceasefire relief gives way to doubts over future ‘red lines’ (Nikkei Asia)
US farm agency cancels food aid for children in poor countries (Reuters)
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