New Delhi's core demand: build alternatives that are interoperable and don't just replace the US dollar with another hegemon

Brics, a grouping of 11 very diverse nations, has repeatedly got in US President Donald Trump’s crosshairs. He’s called it ‘anti-American’ and threatened punitive tariffs. Mint looks at Brics closely—its members, objectives, clout, recent actions and why it unsettles Trump.

Founding members Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping were conspicuously absent while the US warned member countries of additional tariffs.

In a world of escalating economic tensions, President Donald Trump has issued a stark tariff threat aimed at the allies of the BRICS. This group, often criticized for challenging U.S. economic dominance,

At the recently concluded Brics summit held in Brazil, leaders of member countries reaffirmed their commitment to the Brics cross-border payments initiative. First proposed in 2015, this system aims to make transactions between nations more accessible,

Any country aligning themselves with the anti-American policies of BRICS will be charged an additional 10% tariff."

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Round 2 of Donald Trump vs the BRICS bloc began this week after the United States President announced an additional 10 per cent tariff on countries aligning with the group's "Anti-American policies".