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EPISODE · Aug 17, 2026 · 27 MIN

BRICS is a SUPER-COALITION in the Making, America’s Missteps Fuel Its Rise (Sarang Shidore)

from New Order with Afshin Rattansi · host Ghaf TV Productions

On this episode of New Order, we speak to Sarang Shidore, Director of the Global South Program at the Quincy Institute. He discusses the US’ 100% tariff threats against India to force an end to Russian oil purchases and how India hasn’t backed down, India’s foreign policy strategy balancing the United States and rising powers such as Russia, why a BRICS common currency is a fantasy and why it isn’t even needed to circumvent the dollar, the moves to build alternatives to SWIFT and speed up de-dollarisation, the reasoning for the targeting of the Chabahar Port in Iran, the state of BRICS power today and how the US’ mistakes fuel its rise, Europe’s lack of credibility and hypocrisy over its lectures to India over purchasing Russian oil, and much more.  Chapters (00:00:00) - India backs BRICS financial system(00:02:11) - Trump's 100% Tariffs on India(00:12:17) - A Few Things to Know About the Dollar(00:13:27) - The BRICS and the Iran War(00:23:54) - India's transition from a unipolar world(00:24:56) - Questions From The Viewers

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