Afghanistan
Afghan refugee Tased by ICE in CT claims arrest was retaliatory. He’s moved, wife can’t find him (Hartford Courant)
Pakistan
Gunmen shoot and kill policeman assigned to protect polio workers in southwestern Pakistan (AP)
Pakistani Police Officer Killed In Attack On Polio Vaccine Team (Radio Free Europe)
Violent Storms Kill 10 In Pakistan: Officials (Agence France-Presse)
Pakistan: What’s next for ex-PM Imran Khan? (Deutsche Welle)
India
India Sees US Trade Deal as Key to Lowering External Risks (Bloomberg)
India offers US ‘deep’ tariff cuts, but shields grain and dairy markets (Financial Times)
US-Sanctioned Tankers Seen in Russia-to-India Crude Oil Trade (Bloomberg)
Indian Man in U.S. on Student Visa Arrested for $50k Elder Scam (Breitbart)
India’s alarm over Chinese spying rocks the surveillance industry (Reuters)
India approves new fighter jet as arms race with Pakistan escalates after short-lived conflict (Washington Examiner)
India Approves Development Of Prototype Advanced Fighter Jet (Agence France-Presse)
Indian police chief accused of spying for Pakistan before terror attack (The Telegraph)
After decades of bloodshed, is India winning its war against Maoists? (BBC)
Has India really overtaken Japan to become world’s 4th largest economy? (The Independent)
NSB
Nepal vows to keep Himalayas safe and clean as it hosts conference for Everest climbers (AP)
Sri Lanka’s Leftist Government Begins Privatisation (Agence France-Presse)
Ex-flight attendant allegedly caught with 101 pounds of synthetic drug in her suitcases at Sri Lanka airport, reports say (CBS News)
Central Asia
Central Asian states ready to meet rising global demand for critical minerals (EurasiaNet)
Kazakhstan’s Role in Shaping Regional Security in Central Asia (The Diplomat)
Russia and Kazakhstan’s Growing Lists of Undesirables (The Diplomat)
Indo-Pacific
US official claims Trump tariffs brought China to table and halted India-Pakistan conflict (The Independent)
Trump tariffs brought China to table, halted India-Pakistan conflict, officials tell court (South China Morning Post)
China is the unlikely winner of the Indo-Pakistan conflict (Nikkei Asia – opinion)
Developing nations face ‘tidal wave’ of debt repayments to China in 2025: report (Radio Free Asia)
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