Key Assad opponent urges talks with Syria regime
Beirut: A prominent Syrian opposition figure called Tuesday for direct talks with President Bashar al-Assad`s regime to try to end the country`s raging civil war. Ahmad Moaz al-Khatib, the former head of the opposition National Coalition, said a deal could see Assad remain in power for a limited time, despite previous demands for his immediate resignation. "It is in the Syrian people`s interest for us to sit down together once and for all, and to find a way to save the people from this pain and suffering," Khatib told AF…
India and the US Re-balance to the Asia-Pacific
The much touted US pivot/re-balance to the Asia-Pacific has drawn considerable flak of late. From the Syrian chemical weapons use to Russia’s revanchism, the questioning of America’s leadership has seen the pivot naysayers become louder. President Obama has firmly recognized the limits of American power. The Commander of the US Pacific Air Forces has admitted that the resources for the pivot haven’t come his way even as the head of the US Pacific Command has made clear America’s inability to conduct amphibious assaults. To top these of…
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