Just when the US allowed India to procure Russian oil in early March, the BRICS country chose to increasingly pay in local currencies and not the US dollar. India is…
Iran rang India. Twice in ten days, actually. And what Pezeshkian told Modi each time is putting BRICS credibility in a very uncomfortable spot — he wants the bloc to…
The BRICS trade record between India and China reached $155 billion in 2025 — a historic high that no government forecast had publicly anticipated. The BRICS trade record in 2025…
Reports are doing the rounds that Iran specifically allowed its BRICS counterpart India to access oil from the Strait of Hormuz, a privilege only a few can now get. The…
The Israel-Iran-US conflict has put the spotlight on India as it chairs the 2026 summit in New Delhi. The heightened tensions have wreaked havoc in the global markets as stocks…
China showed up in New Delhi before India’s chairmanship of the BRICS grouping even got going — and a former Indian diplomat says that was no coincidence. On February 10,…
When Trump and Modi agreed on a trade deal with the US on February 3, 2026, it cut the reciprocal tariff on Indian goods from 50% all the way down…
India’s strategy within BRICS is being tested right now as U.S. President Donald Trump sets clear limits for what the grouping can and cannot do. India’s chairmanship of BRICS in…
India held its first BRICS Sherpa meeting in New Delhi under its 2026 chairmanship. This brought together Sherpas from all member countries to discuss the upcoming summit. Sherpas are senior-level…
India signed a trade deal with the US last week in an agreement to stop procuring oil from its BRICS counterpart, Russia, but purchase Venezuelan oil instead, which is now…