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The Asahi Shimbun / Tokyo
Policy, not bombs, to end Syria鈥檚 war
鈥淥ne question confronting countries around the world today is what should be their collective response to the current epidemic of terrorism.... Simply finding enemies overseas and launching military attacks against them is no solution.... What needs to be done is to get various parties concerned to work together to lay out a vision for a new regime in [Syria]. Without a blueprint for building a new regime in Syria, it is not possible to define the ultimate goal of military actions...,鈥� . 鈥淭he urgent and colossal challenge of responding to the growing wave of terrorism through effective international cooperation should not be simplified as ... more powerful military action.鈥�

The Straits Times / Singapore
Russia鈥檚 influence is limited in Syria
鈥淸E]ven if, by some miracle, the Russians can be persuaded to cooperate on Syria while still being subjected to sanctions in Europe, it鈥檚 difficult to see what Moscow can actually do in the Middle East. Like the West, the Russians don鈥檛 want to put troops on the ground to fight the terrorists in Syria, and bombing [Islamic State] from the air is no different from what the West is already doing; the last thing the anti-[IS]operations in the Middle East need now is extra air power,鈥� . 鈥淭he Russians may eventually be persuaded to sacrifice [Syrian President Bashar al-Assad] and replace him with a government of 鈥榥ational unity鈥�. But they can鈥檛 guarantee the survival of that government, nor can they guarantee that all of Syria鈥檚 bewildering number of rebel groups would agree to lay down their weapons.鈥�

Arab News / Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
More rights for Saudi women
鈥淏y issuing national identification cards ... women have full access to domestic courts, which for most divorced and widowed [Saudi] women is one of the most important government resources available...,鈥� . 鈥淲hile the issue of obtaining a national identity card and obtaining rights to ensure that the children of widows and divorced women receive an education and medical care may seem like a small step toward the full range of rights under Islam, it signals greater things ahead for Saudi women. It鈥檚 only a matter of time that the inequity of marriage, the right to earn a salary and inheritance will also be addressed.鈥�

The National / Abu Dhabi, united Arab Emirates
Israel should welcome asylum seekers
鈥淸T]he stance that Tel Aviv has taken with asylum seekers reveals Israel鈥檚 core tension between democracy and ethnocracy, or the country鈥檚 inability to be simultaneously Jewish and democratic. Democratic societies around the world, especially ones founded by refugees, should not turn their backs on asylum seekers...,鈥� . 鈥淓mploying a system of discriminatory laws ..., Israel continues to deprive its non-Jewish residents of their rights. While this once only affected Palestinians in the occupied territories and Israel, today the legal foundations of the state are designed to ensure the privileges of Jewish 颅Israelis above all others.... This is part and parcel of the one-state reality that western leaders are warning against.鈥�

Business day / Johannesburg, South Africa
India still has a long road ahead
鈥淪o it is official. India is the only Bric left standing.... In short, the world鈥檚 third-largest economy in purchasing power parity terms can now legitimately lay claim to be the global economy鈥檚 most impressive outperformer...,鈥� on India鈥檚 standing among its economic peers of Brazil, Russia, and China. 鈥淵et, unless [the nation lays] the foundations for development, not only through appropriate [political] reforms, but also through investments in health and education, growth can quickly peter out. India lags behind its peers in measures of health, literacy and its record on improving the position of women.... For the moment, India is a standout. But as the fading fortunes of fellow Brics demonstrate, that is no guarantee of future success.鈥�