BRICS Wants Seamless Global Payments. Who Will Set the Rules?
BRICS wants to connect national payment systems such as India’s UPI and Brazil’s Pix. Currency conversion, costs and control remain obstacles to seamless international transfers.
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Divided on War, BRICS Takes Aim at the Machinery of Economic Power
Ukraine goes unmentioned and Middle East divisions persist, but the BRICS New Delhi declaration advances a shared ambition for greater control over finance, trade and development.
BRICS Summit Opens in Delhi as Leaders Push to Build a World Less Dependent on the Dollar
As Putin, Xi and other BRICS leaders gather in New Delhi, the bloc is confronting a larger question than the creation of a new currency. India, China, Russia and Iran have very different ambitions, but they increasingly share one objective: building payment, trade and financial systems that leave them less dependent on the dollar and Western controlled institutions.
A Short History of BRICS: From Diplomatic Ambition to Global Influence
As BRICS meets in New Delhi, we trace its journey from the pursuit of a multipolar world to a development bank and an expanded membership, examining its achievements and the differences that constrain its ambitions.
The Exit Ramp: How Countries Are Reducing Their Dependence on the Dollar
The dollar still dominates global finance, but states are no longer willing to rely on a single set of payment pathways. From instant domestic systems to new cross-border settlement platforms, a parallel financial infrastructure is taking shape — less about replacing the dollar than about reducing dependence on it.
The Fleet off Venezuela : How Washington Turned Energy into a Weapon and BRICS Is Pushing Back
From a BRICS vantage point, the real energy weapon was never just Russian gas or Chinese rare earths. It was Washington’s grip on sanctions, shipping, finance and the dollar system, used for decades against Venezuela, Iran, Iraq and Russia. With U.S. warships off Caracas and new threats over oil and airspace, Venezuela has become the live test of a split world energy order.