As Trump warns BRICS, China, Russia say group doesn’t target anyone

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As President Donald Trump warned that the United States would impose an additional 10 per cent tariff on any country which aligns itself with the “anti-American policies of BRICS”, at least three members of the grouping — China, Russia and South Africa — responded sharply on Monday. There was no response from New Delhi on Trump’s remarks. Trump’s comments came after the BRICS declaration on Sunday, in an oblique reference to the US, raised “serious concerns” about the rise in tariffs, which, it said, were “inconsistent with WTO (World Trade Organisation) rules” and “threaten to reduce global trade, disrupt global...