Tag: BRICS
India sends its Fab 4 across the world to woo trade, tech, energy and capital
India has stepped up engagement with four strategically and economically important partners around the same time, with National Security Adviser Ajit Doval’s Beijing visit, External…
BRICS weighs Russia’s grain exchange plan; digital platform for farm produce trade mooted
BRICS members are exploring a plan backed by Russian President Vladimir Putin to establish a grain exchange that could potentially end the “hegemony” of certain…
New Development Bank plans $7.5 billion funding to deepen rupee lending
New Delhi: The New Development Bank (NDB) plans to channel $7.5 billion into India over five years, stepping up local-currency financing as the BRICS lender…
Nirmala Sitharaman calls on multilateral banks to lay BRICS for private infra investment
New Delhi: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said BRICS economies face common structural constraints in mobilising private capital at scale even though they have…
BRICS+ agriculture beyond borders: Trade and resilience for a food-secure world
Agriculture today stands at a defining crossroads. Climate change, geopolitical uncertainty, water stress, biodiversity loss, rising input costs and market volatility are reshaping food systems…
BRICS and the new geography of agri-trade
India’s BRICS Chairship in 2026 comes at a moment when agricultural trade is being reshaped beyond tariffs and market access. Climate shocks, food-price volatility, fertiliser…
Indore to host meeting of BRICS agriculture ministers in June
A two-day meeting of agriculture ministers of BRICS member countries under India’s presidency will be held in Indore in June to discuss food security, smart…
King dollar risks losing its crown to an Asian mutiny
The highest US tariffs in almost a century have had a muted impact so far on global growth, but Asian policymakers aren’t lulled by the…
South Africa weighs steep tariffs on vehicles from China, India
South Africa is considering imposing tariffs of up to 50% on vehicles from China and India as it moves to protect its automotive industry from…
RBI proposes linking BRICS’ digital currencies, sources say
India’s central bank has proposed that BRICS countries link their official digital currencies to make cross-border trade and tourism payments easier, two sources said, which…