Kuala Lampur, Aug. 9 -- When Kuala Lumpur hosts the East Asian Summit (EAS) this October 2025, it will be more than just another multilateral gathering.

For the first time in its history, all five leaders of BRICS-Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Vladimir Putin, Narendra Modi, Xi Jinping, and Cyril Ramaphosa-will be seated in the same plenary hall as US President Donald Trump.

This is no ordinary convergence. These are leaders who, in one way or another, have felt the sting of Trump's tariffs, tirades, and transactional diplomacy.

Yet, rather than retreat into silence, BRICS has responded with the idea of de-dollarization-a direct challenge to Washington's long-standing prerogative to define the rules of global trade and finance.

This momen...