BRICS leaders at a summit on Sunday took aim at US President Donald Trump’s “indiscriminate” import tariffs and recent Israeli-US strikes on Iran. The 11 emerging nations — including Brazil, Russia, India,

The Trump administration's trade policy, marked by aggressive tariff strategies, targets the BRICS nations with a potential 100% ad valorem tariff.

However, Xi Jinping’s decision to skip the summit for the first time dampens the China-driven bloc’s political leverage.