India, May 20 -- President Donald Trump's Arabia visit has opened up challenges to BRICS, which ties between Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar in an Abrahamic Accord for officially recognising Israel. It has messages for India. Trump on May 16 announced that India has offered a trade deal that proposed almost "no tariffs" on US goods, as the South Asian nation seeks to avert higher import and export costs.

Is BRICS dead? Trump on February 14 issued a blunt warning to BRICS nations, threatening a 100 per cent tariff on all imports into the US if they proceed with launching a common currency. He said just hours before a scheduled meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, dismissing the economic bloc's relevance, declaring, "BRICS is dead."

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