• Afghanistan
  • Veterans recoil at Trump plan to end Afghans’ deportation protection (Washington Post)
  • Why fierce rivals India, Pakistan and China are racing to woo the Taliban (The Independent)
• Pakistan
  • Turkey’s Erdogan, Pakistan PM Sharif discuss boosting cooperation (Reuters)
  • Pakistan upgrading nukes with Chinese support, US warns (The Telegraph)
  • Death toll from Pakistan school bus bombing rises to 8 as Islamabad blames India (AP)
  • Pakistan sends ‘important signal’ of hope in a gloomy world of pushbacks on women’s rights (The Guardian)
• India
  • India approves stealth fighter program amid tensions with Pakistan (Reuters)
  • India to push for international financial measures against Pakistan, source says (Reuters)
  • India, Canada Move To Mend Diplomatic Ties (Agence France-Presse)
  • India’s Kerala state on high alert as vessel with hazardous cargo sinks off its coast (AP)
  • India rushes to contain oil spill as vessel sinks off Kerala coast (Reuters)
  • India’s dairy sector pushes for safeguards in US trade talks (Reuters)
• NSB
  • Bangladesh’s Leader Threatens to Resign Over Election Pressure (New York Times)
  • Protests grip Bangladesh as pressure mounts on Yunus-led government (Reuters)
  • Bangladesh Consensus Commission Fails To Find Agreement (Agence France-Presse)
  • Why the future of Bangladesh’s Muhammad Yunus administration is uncertain (Al Jazeera)
  • Bangladesh Court Begins First Trial Of Hasina-era Officials (Agence France-Presse)
  • UN refugee agency fears more than 400 fleeing Rohingya died this month in separate boat incidents (AP)
  • As Climate Change Threatens, Maldives Is No Island Paradise (Human Rights Watch)
  • Debt-stricken Sri Lanka and New Zealand discuss ways to deepen bilateral trade and investment ties (AP)
  • ‘Need answers’: Will Sri Lanka’s Tamils find war closure under Dissanayake? (Al Jazeera)
  • Sri Lanka Foils Synthetic Cannabis Smuggling Attempts (Agence France-Presse)
• Central Asia
  • Military veterans of US’ ‘toxic soup’ Uzbekistan base fighting for proper care 20 years after its shutter (FOX News)
  • Uzbekistan looks to introduce visa-free travel for American tourists (EurasiaNet)
• Indo-Pacific
  • Despite ceasefire, India and Pakistan are locked in a cultural cold war (Washington Post)
  • India, Pakistan battle for global sympathy after border truce (Bloomberg)
  • India and Pakistan’s drone battles mark new arms race (Reuters)
  • Pakistan, Afghanistan move towards ‘restoring ties’ in talks with China (Al Jazeera)
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