U.S. President Donald Trump's aggressive second-term foreign policy and heavy-handed tariff regime are alienating historically friendly nations, driving the founding members of the BRICS bloc to deepen their strategic cooperation as a bulwark against U.S. pressure.
The geopolitical friction has pushed major emerging economies - India, Brazil and South Africa - into closer alignment with Beijing and Moscow. As the U.S. attempts to assert dominance in the Western Hemisphere and overhaul global trade, strained relations with these capitals are accelerating the consolidation of the Global South ahead of a pivotal BRICS summit in New Delhi next month.
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