BRICS is dead! Long live BRICS! Could Trump’s India deal kill ties with Russia?

Trump recently decreed the death of BRICS, stating that since he threatened 100% tariffs on those countries that want to abandon the dollar in international trade, the BRICS would have lost their reason to exist. In the same way, the rapprochement of the United States with Russia could lead to the end of the Moscow-Beijing axis, but in the recent meeting between the Chinese Foreign Minister and the Russian Foreign Minister at the G20 in South Africa the two countries reaffirmed their convergence. And there is also another player often overlooked in the international scenario, that is India. The recent developments in the war in Ukraine have overshadowed the meeting between Modi and Trump that took place following Modi’s trip to Washington from 12 to 14 February. Trump’s move could slow the rapprochement he has sought with India and could push India to challenge the US by retaliating through increasing oil imports from Russia and trade with Iran. In addition, replacing Russia’s leading roles in India’s military and energy industries risks forcing Moscow to strengthen its relationship with Beijing.