New Delhi, July 17 -- India reiterated on Thursday that de-dollarisation was not on the agenda of the BRICS grouping, and member countries, including India, were only looking at cross-border payments in local currencies.

"We had a highly successful BRICS summit...In the joint statement, there are several aspects that have been fleshed out that strengthen the BRICS platform," MEA Official Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal told reporters at a weekly media briefing here.

"De-dollarisation is not something which is on the agenda. Cross-border payments, yes, BRICS have talked about local currencies, but de-dollarisation is not something that is there on the agenda," the MEA spokesperson said.

The concept of dedollarisation, which the US administ...