Why are Russia, China buying tons of gold?

China has abandoned its peg to US dollar; Russian central bank has been selling its holdings of US treasury debt-all to buy tons of dollars. 

Palmyra: So Mr Obama, who was helping ISIS?

The Palmyra victory was the biggest defeat yet of the Islamic State. It poses a problem for the Obama administration

How can US abandon Kurds to Turkey?

This is second and final part of our series on Syrian War, rapidly drawing to a climax. If Turkey commits boots to the ground, Iran and Russia would surely do likewise and...

Rumble in the Ruble; but not in Yuan

A case can be made that for Moscow it would be a tremendous waste of hard-earned foreign exchange – to try to counter a rig against their currency they simply cannot beat, as...

How US hands were forced on Iran sanctions

Confirmation that international sanctions on Iran have at last been lifted is unequivocally a victory for Iran. The sanctions should never have been imposed in the first...

Russia won’t finish off IS in Syria

Russia has no intention to stay put in Syria even if Islamic State (IS) isn’t wiped out. This was Putin’s goal anyway, comments The Saker. Read on in this brilliant...

Modi-Putin warmth sends chill in West

Modi's visit to Russia looks to deepen ties between the two countries beyond the strategic framework. It surely would discomfit the West.