BRICS nations slam tariffs as coercive and unilateral

EAM says must defend multilateral trading system

- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

THE BRICS NATIONS have expressed concern over the proliferation of trade-restrictive actions in the form of “indiscriminate rising" of tariffs, particularly measures used as a means of “coercion”, cautioning that such practices risk marginalising the Global South countries.

The BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs/ International Relations held their annual meeting on the margins of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly here Friday. The meeting was chaired by India in its capacity as the incoming BRICS Chair for 2026.