Multiple blasts rock Syria, at least 48 killed

A string of bomb attacks hit across mostly government-controlled areas of Syria on Monday, killing several dozen people including at least 30 in President Bashar al-Assad's coastal stronghold of......

Battling ISIS remains the prime objective

  'What needs to be pursued as the operations progress is a degree of reconciliation amongst the other parties, less the more orthodox Al Qaeda affiliates,' says Brigadier S K Chatterji......

United States calls for end to Assad regime

The United States has called for an end to the Assad regime in Syria, insisting that it will continue supporting the Syrian Opposition. The US Vice President Joe Biden held meetings with the Syrian......

The Arab Spring withers into winter

Its promise has fallen short before the onslaught of the votaries of the old order and ruthless extremist forces, notes Talmiz Ahmad. A little over two years ago, the Arab Spring swept the......