If India is admitting new members in BRICS with caution, it's likely because the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is often perceived as China-centric.
Deputy chief of mission at Russian embassy in India Roman Babushkin says BRICS members 'have been taking steps to switch to settlements in national currencies for quite some time now'.
USD has been the world’s reserve currency for over 75 years, but many nations are now seeking to trade in local currencies to reduce costs, avoid sanctions & reshape global financial system.
Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.
New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
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