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Donald Trump has been accused of inadvertently drawing BRICS nations — a loose grouping of some of the world's fastest-growing emerging economies — closer together by imposing higher tariffs on them than on other countries. 

 

Will BRICS boom under Trump's watch?

BY Nik Martin

 

China, the largest BRICS member, still faces the prospect of a 145% tariff if it can't cut a deal with Trump, while Brazil and India have been slapped with a 50% rate — half of India's penalty is for buying discounted Russian oil. South Africa was given a 30% levy, and even newer members like Egypt could see their tariffs go up, due to their participation in BRICS.

Trump has repeatedly warned during the first seven months of his second term of additional punitive measures against any nation aligning with what he calls "anti-American policies" — a pointed reference to the BRICS' growing challenge to US global dominance.

Trump gave BRICS a 'shared incentive'

Former Indian trade official Ajay Srivastava thinks BRICS nations feel "little intimidation" from being singled out for additional penalties by Trump. He told DW that the tariffs "give BRICS a shared incentive to cut their reliance on the US, even if agendas differ."

Those additional tariffs have created a common grievance among BRICS members, who are now expanding bilateral trade agreements in national currencies to reduce dependence on the US dollar. BRICS central banks have also ramped up gold purchases, another signal of their desire to de-dollarize.

While Trump has declared "BRICS is dead," one critic has accused the US president of "strategic malpractice," arguing that the Republican has turned a loose coalition of countries with vastly different objectives into a more unified bloc.

In a recent op-ed for The Washington Post, Max Boot, a foreign policy analyst at the Council on Foreign Relations think tank, said Trump was "diminishing US power by perversely uniting America's friends with our enemies" — a reference to how Brazil, South Africa and India are aligning more closely with China and Russia.

Xi, Modi, Putin signal BRICS unity after SCO summit

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Tianjin wrapped earlier this week with a notable thaw in relations among BRICS heavyweights. Chinese President Xi Jinping, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Russian President Vladimir Putin held their first trilateral talks in six years, marking a diplomatic breakthrough after years of tensions between India and China.

Modi’s visit — his first to China in seven years — was seen as a gesture of pragmatism, with all three leaders emphasizing the need for multipolar cooperation. The SCO platform allowed them to align on trade, energy and regional security, laying the groundwork for deeper BRICS coordination.

That momentum now shifts to Monday’s BRICS virtual summit, where Brazil’s President Lula will host leaders from the Global South to discuss joint retaliation against US tariffs and expanding trade in local currencies.

https://www.dw.com/en/will-brics-boom-under-trumps-watch/a-73750601

 

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         Gus Leonisky

         POLITICAL CARTOONIST SINCE 1951.

stablecoins....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlHg1oRenYs

Russia just dropped a BOMBSHELL - "US is pushing EVERYONE to crypto to hide massive dollar debt"

 

Something big is happening and the BRICS nations are holding an emergency meeting right now in Brazil to deal with it. Russian President Putin and China's Xi Jin Ping are attending this meeting and the focus we're told is the BRICS response to Trumps tariffs and sanctions and most importantly the threat to their new multipolar order. Remember just last week in China Putin, Modi and Xi laid out their new plans for a multipolar world order. They're basically done with the US dollar, the SWIFT system, and much more.

 

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GUS: TRUMP WANTS YOU TO BUY HIS NEW DIGITAL CURRENCIES WHICH IN TURN BUY THE US DEFICIT OUT....

YOUR CAR IS CLAPPED OUT, YOU TRADE IT IN FOR TWICE ITS ROTTEN VALUE FOR A NEW MODEL, YOU'RE OVERJOYED WITH THIS GREAT DEAL...

THE FIRST CATCH IS THAT IT WILL NEVER BE YOURS AND SECOND YOU HAVE TO TOW A HIDDEN TRAILER FILLED WITH TONNES OF BRICKS THAT YOU NEED TO SELL TO A BRICK-BUYER TO STAY AHEAD... THE THIRD CATCH ON THE DEAL IS THAT AS SOON AS YOU SELL ONE BRICK, TWO MORE ARE ADDED TO YOUR LOAD, WITHOUT YOU SEEING IT...

SOUNDS FAMILIAR?....

 

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YOURDEMOCRACY.NET RECORDS HISTORY AS IT SHOULD BE — NOT AS THE WESTERN MEDIA WRONGLY REPORTS IT.

 

         Gus Leonisky

         POLITICAL CARTOONIST SINCE 1951.

 

 

 

curried hamburger....

US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have confirmed that Washington and New Delhi are continuing their trade talks, expressing optimism that the negotiations would conclude soon.

In a post on Truth Social on Tuesday, Trump said he was looking forward to discussions with Modi in the near future.

”I am pleased to announce that India, and the United States of America, are continuing negotiations to address the Trade Barriers between our two Nations,” Trump wrote. “I look forward to speaking with my very good friend, Prime Minister Modi, in the upcoming weeks. I feel certain that there will be no difficulty in coming to a successful conclusion for both of our Great Countries!”

Calling India and the US “close friends and natural partners,” Modi wrote in a post on X on Wednesday that the trade negotiations “will pave the way for unlocking the limitless potential” of the relationship.

“I am also looking forward to speaking with President Trump,” he added. “We will work together to secure a brighter, more prosperous future for both our people.” 

The US has imposed duties on most Indian products, which include a 25% tariff announced in early August followed by an additional 25% at the end of last month, as a “penalty” for India’s purchases of Russian oil and defense equipment – actions that Trump claims have indirectly fueled the Ukraine conflict. 

READ MORE: West cannot treat India and China like colonies – Putin

Trump’s Tuesday post came a few hours after he reportedly urged the European Union (EU) to impose tariffs of up to 100% on imports from China and India, as part of a joint effort to pressure Moscow. 

Trump made the demand during a recent phone call to a meeting in Washington between high-ranking American and EU officials, who were discussing ways to increase the economic costs of the Ukraine conflict for Russia, according to the Financial Times.

Trump made the demand during a recent phone call to a meeting in Washington between high-ranking US and EU officials, who were discussing ways to increase the economic costs of the Ukraine conflict for Russia, according to the Financial Times.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has cautioned the West against using a “colonial tone” toward India and China, saying last week that efforts to punish them are aimed at slowing their economic rise. “Talking to such partners in such a tone of voice is unacceptable.”

https://www.rt.com/india/624401-trump-and-modi-confirm-that/

 

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YOURDEMOCRACY.NET RECORDS HISTORY AS IT SHOULD BE — NOT AS THE WESTERN MEDIA WRONGLY REPORTS IT.

 

         Gus Leonisky

         POLITICAL CARTOONIST SINCE 1951.