New Delhi, July 7 -- President Donald Trump announced Sunday that he would impose an additional 10 percent tariff on nations aligning with BRICS policies, escalating trade tensions with the 11-member bloc that includes major economies Brazil, Russia, India, and China.

Writing on his Truth Social platform, Trump stated that any country aligning themselves with the Anti-American policies of BRICS, will be charged an additional 10 per cent Tariff with no exceptions to the policy.

The threat came as BRICS leaders gathered for their two-day summit, where they criticised what they termed 'indiscriminate' US import tariffs.

The emerging nations bloc, which accounts for approximately half the world's population and 40 percent of global economi...