Trump shadow looms large over Brics as Modi hosts Putin and Xi in Delhi

"You've added a number of members that don't get along," he said, describing the challenge for India as bringing together countries with "a wide array of views and positions on the global order".Trump has also been quite vocal against Brics, particularly its efforts to reduce global trade's dependence on the US dollar, commonly known as de-dollarisation.He has often warned the group against trying to come up with an alternative currency or take measures to weaken the dollar's dominance in global trade.In one such threat, Trump said in November 2024 that Brics countries would face "100% tariffs" if they backed another currency to replace the "mighty US dollar". Under these circumstances, what can the group realistically deliver?Brics' geopolitical and economic heft has grown substantially over the past decade. While it will be reluctant to take an openly anti-US or anti-Western position, the group will be looking to build on its existing achievements and demonstrate that it can emerge as an alternative blocs like the G20 and G7.Brics now accounts for 49% of the world's population, 40% of global GDP and 26% of international trade, according to BBC Monitoring's analysis.Its most tangi...