John Pilger notes Mao's 1944 ignored U.S. appeal. The CRIK bloc (China-Russia-Iran-North Korea) challenges U.S. dominance. Putin and Xi met...

The current crisis in West Asia hangs by a fine balance — and held by the stability of oil prices

India, for its part, will have to reconcile Iranian regional ambitions with a repackaged US idea of global power.

Investors are also hopeful of a better quarterly earnings from India Inc this time.

Sushma Swaraj is expected to meet her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Kyrgyzstan at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) foreign mini...

US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $66.44 a barrel.

WTI crude futures were at $69.60 a barrel, up 48 cents, or 0.7 per cent.

Brent crude oil futures were trading at $79.61 per barrel at 0645 GMT, up 32 cents.

The Iranian issue besides Afghan situation, Syrian theatre and crossborder terror were among the key agenda points in the Summit.

Oil shot to highest in 4 years, catapulted by upcoming US sanctions on Iranian crude exports.

US tariffs on another $200 billion of Chinese goods are expected to take effect next month.

Here’s a lowdown on the outlook of different commodities by brokerage Motilal Oswal Securities.

The domestic shares opened on a positive note on Monday, tracking Asian peers.

China has strongly opposed tough American sanctions on a Chinese bank over its transactions with Iran, saying the move could damage Sino-US...

The top US military chief has defended Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal while making a distinction between Pakistan and others like Iran and Nort...

The issue of global food security is likely to dominate the agenda of the Foreign Ministers of Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) when ...

China on Thursday hailed the new achievements in Sino-India relations, including the setting up of a ‘hotline’ between the two foreign mini...