Escalating Oil-Price War: Saudi decided to raise oil exports to record levels

Saudi Arabia said on Monday it will raise its oil exports to a record 10.6 million barrels per day starting from May despite a...

Russia comes out in support of China after US allegations on coronavirus outbreak

All through the recent weeks since US President Donald Trump coined the epithet “China virus” to rename Coronavirus, Moscow kept a deafening silence. Finally, on...

Will China gradually replace the United States in the Middle East?

The question is not if, but when the long-standing American defence umbrella in the Gulf, the world’s most militarised and volatile region, will be...

Indo-Russia Strategic Triangle: plan to open major trade route via Iran

Opening a long-pending multi-modal transportation corridor via Iran will be a big boost for bilateral trade between Russia and India, but it’s not just...

Accelerating arms race: Pentagon successfully tests hypersonic missile

The United States announced Friday it has successfully tested an unarmed prototype of a hypersonic missile, a nuclear-capable weapon that could accelerate the arms...

Economically challenged Russia starts testing coronavirus vaccine

Russian President Vladimir Putin insists the economy can weather the coronavirus storm and low oil prices but the two-pronged crisis is a huge challenge...

Russia hits back at EU over coronavirus

Russia on Thursday accused Brussels of "immoral" behaviour and seeking to mask its own problems after the European Union accused Moscow of spreading false...

Coronavirus: NATO’s massive military exercise has been canceled

NATO’s massive military exercise ‘Defender Europe 2020’ has been effectively canceled over the covid-19 pandemic. Instead of hype about Russia, perhaps the alliance should...

Oil price war: In reality its about market share

The common refrain is that Saudi Arabia has launched an oil price war against Russia by boosting production and selling at discounted price, which,...

Who is the real boss in Russia & will Putin survive corona?

Russian President Vladimir Putin will likely stay in power after 2024 when his presidential term ends. Although in March 2018 he said he is...

Russia surrenders in price war initiated by OPEC

Russia said Tuesday it was open to renewing cooperation with the OPEC oil cartel even as kingpin Saudi Arabia escalated a price war with...

Putin mends law to make him president til 2036

Russian President Vladimir Putin laid out a path Tuesday to staying in power beyond 2024, as lawmakers approved sweeping reforms to the constitution. In...