Spot premiums in crude markets jumped on Thursday on expectations that U.S. sanctions on top Russian producers will spur China and India's demand for supplies from the Middle East, Africa and South America,

The move, effective November 9, is seen as a significant diplomatic thaw between the two Asian giants following a prolonged freeze in direct air links triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic and deadly bor

India has dispatched a warship on an operational deployment to the South China Sea and across the Indo-Pacific.

China files a WTO complaint against India's PLI schemes, claiming they unfairly favor domestic goods over Chinese imports.

Cash-strapped Pakistan has approached China for support in joining the BRICS-backed New Development Bank, hoping to expand its lending avenues, Nikkei Asia reported. However, India — a founding member of the bank — is expected to resist the move due to longstanding tensions with Pakistan.

The mismatch poses a dilemma in case of war: either endure Chinese missile strikes deep inside India without the ability to retaliate, or go nuclear.

The GJ-X's design clearly resembles the CH-7, or Caihong-7, drone, which was displayed at the Zhuhai Air Show in China last November. According to a Xinhua report in May, the CH-7 drone has a wingspan of 27.3 meters, a maximum take-off weight of 8 tons and a cruise speed of Mach 0.5, making it a high-speed reconnaissance aircraft.

By Pratima Desai LONDON (Reuters) -Copper consumption in the United States and India is set to emerge from China's shadow over the next decade as demand growth in the world's largest consumer of the industrial metal slows.