“Any Country aligning themselves with the Anti-American policies of BRICS, will be charged an ADDITIONAL 10% Tariff. There will be no exceptions to this policy,” Mr. Trump said in a Truth Social post. He did not elaborate, nor did he say what BRICS policies he was referring to.

India and the US were widely expected to sign a mini trade deal before the July 9 deadline of the imposition of the so-called reciprocal tariffs.

US President Donald Trump says countries that side with the polices of the Brics alliance that go against US interests will be hit with an extra 10% tariff."Any country aligning themselves with the Anti-American policies of BRICS,