{"id":6391,"date":"2024-10-16T00:45:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T00:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/markscogan.com\/?p=6391"},"modified":"2024-10-18T00:53:08","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T00:53:08","slug":"is-brics-de-dollarization-program-a-step-too-far-for-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/markscogan.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/16\/is-brics-de-dollarization-program-a-step-too-far-for-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Is BRICS De-Dollarization Program a Step Too Far for India?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"970\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/markscogan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ModiBrics.jpg?resize=970%2C466&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6394\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">W<\/mark>hile at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, India\u2019s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/business\/economy\/targeting-us-dollar-is-not-indias-economic-policy-but-looking-for-workarounds-jaishankar-9600714\/\">commented<\/a>\u00a0that New Delhi will not decouple from the US dollar, noting that it was not in his country\u2019s economic interests. While noting that New Delhi was pursuing other means as well, he said: \u201c[India has] never actively targeted the dollar. That\u2019s not part of our economic, political, or strategic policy. Some others may have done so. What I will say is that we have a natural concern.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Even if the US dollar\u2019s retreat is based on economics and global trade concerns, India can\u2019t escape the fact that the endorsement of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.geopoliticalmonitor.com\/brics-de-dollarization-pipe-dream-or-power-play\/\">de-dollarization<\/a>&nbsp;by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping risks impacting India\u2019s growth and strengthening China\u2019s grip across the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">When the 2024&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.geopoliticalmonitor.com\/the-brics-is-not-a-strategic-threat-to-the-united-states\/\">BRICS&nbsp;<\/a>Summit is held from October 22-24 in the Russian city of Kazan, India now has no choice but to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.geopoliticalmonitor.com\/brics-china-remains-the-primary-challenge-for-india\/\">join<\/a>&nbsp;Vladimir Putin in welcoming Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) into the fold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Defenders of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.geopoliticalmonitor.com\/will-brics-expansion-finally-end-western-economic-and-geopolitical-dominance\/\">BRICS expansion<\/a>&nbsp;have suggested that India\u2019s association would ultimately benefit New Delhi in the long-term, but that is suspect. For example, India signed a deal to develop the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.geopoliticalmonitor.com\/backgrounder-irans-chabahar-port\/\">Chabahar Port<\/a>, which could have the benefit of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/india\/india-sign-10-year-pact-with-iran-chabahar-port-management-et-reports-2024-05-13\/\">pumping<\/a>&nbsp;as much as $1 trillion of Indian exports into the Gulf region and Central Asia. However, the project has no direct association with BRICS and was achieved bilaterally. Second, BRICS-related trade growth is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/eastasiaforum.org\/2024\/04\/12\/china-continues-to-dominate-an-expanded-brics\/#:~:text=Most%20of%20the%20growth%20in,an%20acceleration%20in%20economic%20growth.\">lopsided<\/a>&nbsp;in China\u2019s favor, as China\u2019s size and foreign policy aggression signal it intends to influence other BRICS members rather than be more cooperative with its regional rival.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geopoliticalmonitor.com\/is-brics-de-dollarization-program-a-step-too-far-for-india\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"71\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/markscogan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/gpm-logo-e1629163176518.png?resize=300%2C71\" alt=\"Geopolitical Monitor\" class=\"wp-image-4154\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">As featured in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geopoliticalmonitor.com\/is-brics-de-dollarization-program-a-step-too-far-for-india\/\">Geopolitical Monitor<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Analysts have long&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2023\/08\/30\/india-can-benefit-from-a-bigger-brics\/\">maintained<\/a>&nbsp;that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.geopoliticalmonitor.com\/the-brics-is-not-a-strategic-threat-to-the-united-states\/\">BRICS&nbsp;<\/a>membership has an overall benefit, but aside from improved multilateral communication\u2014which could be achieved in other regional fora\u2014and the reduction of transaction costs, the potential addition of more members interested in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.geopoliticalmonitor.com\/brics-de-dollarization-pipe-dream-or-power-play\/\">de-dollarization<\/a>&nbsp;not only harms India in the short term, but in allowing China to move its own economic agenda forward\u2014even against political headwinds\u2014it remains catastrophic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Beyond the obvious China-Russia alignment, there are other concerns for India, with Brazil serving as a prime example. President Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva has been a consistent US dollar critic, and has&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/americas\/brazils-lula-spotlights-global-south-g20-presidency-2024-02-27\/\">painted<\/a>&nbsp;dollar hegemony as destructive to the interests of the Global South, something that has been a major theme of Brazil\u2019s G20 presidency. His trip to Shanghai in April of this year&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/progressive.international\/wire\/2023-07-20-lula-and-xi-jinping-pave-the-way-for-trade-de-dollarisation\/en\">revealed<\/a>&nbsp;an interest in an alternative currency, although details are light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The European Union (EU) also sees this as a red flag. In a March briefing,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/RegData\/etudes\/BRIE\/2024\/760368\/EPRS_BRI(2024)760368_EN.pdf\">the EU warned<\/a>&nbsp;that while Saudia Arabia, Iran, and Egypt\u2019s membership in BRICS isn\u2019t much of an economic concern, it does complicate consensus decision making, noting that \u201cthe expansion should be seen beyond the purely economic effect, in the form of greater influence for the group,\u201d and potentially undermining the stabilizing Bretton Woods order. In the context of international organizations such as the United Nations, patterns already exist where BRICS countries have&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/novayagazeta.eu\/articles\/2024\/06\/16\/russias-brics-partners-refuse-to-sign-ukraine-peace-summit-declaration-en-news\">collectively<\/a>&nbsp;undermined efforts to end the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.geopoliticalmonitor.com\/tag\/ukraine-war\/\">Ukraine war<\/a>. In contrast, however, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has not done developing countries any favors by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfam.org\/en\/press-releases\/worlds-poorest-countries-slash-public-spending-more-220-billion-face-crushing-debt\">encouraging<\/a>&nbsp;austerity measures, which have exacerbated sharp economic inequalities. Debt relief or restructuring to avoid such stark conditions have benefited Beijing over the past decade and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">In the short term, there are also threats from the West. With the US presidential election set for November 5, the potential return of Donald Trump to the Oval Office could signal retaliatory measures from the authoritarian Republican leader, who threatened last month to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2024\/09\/09\/economist-calls-trumps-threat-to-tariff-countries-that-shun-the-dollar-a-lose-lose.html\">impose 100 percent tariffs<\/a>&nbsp;on imports from countries who decouple from the US dollar. And while Trump\u2019s position on trade and foreign policy is well known, the situation in the Middle East has&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2024\/10\/11\/us-imposes-sanctions-on-irans-oil-sector-over-missile-attack-on-israel\">led to harsh consequences<\/a>&nbsp;as a result of Iran\u2019s attack on Israel. US sanctions now pose a threat to Indian tea and rice exports to Tehran, as does its efforts to co-lead the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.geopoliticalmonitor.com\/the-brics-is-not-a-strategic-threat-to-the-united-states\/\">BRICS&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.al-monitor.com\/originals\/2024\/07\/iran-advances-de-dollarization-among-brics-members-counter-us-dominance\">effort<\/a>&nbsp;to remake the economic order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">More importantly, the US appetite for spending not only&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fitchratings.com\/research\/sovereigns\/fitch-downgrades-united-states-long-term-ratings-to-aa-from-aaa-outlook-stable-01-08-2023\">risks<\/a>&nbsp;its credit standing, but the reliability of the US dollar as a stable currency. The viability of US debt is also in question as foreign investors are skittish about&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wolfstreet.com\/2024\/07\/18\/the-foreign-investors-who-bought-the-recklessly-ballooning-us-debt-july-update\/\">taking on additional risk<\/a>: foreign-held debt has declined from a share of 33% in 2015 to just 22% as of October 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">With&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.geopoliticalmonitor.com\/the-brics-is-not-a-strategic-threat-to-the-united-states\/\">BRICS&nbsp;<\/a>actually outpacing the G7, and Xi\u2019s perceived control over the BRICS institution, it is not difficult to see a future with a currency that competes with the dollar. Movement in that direction is consequential for India, who has sought to play a middle ground&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com\/2024\/06\/modi-at-the-g7-outreach-summit-a-shift-in-indias-foreign-policy\/\">between the G7 and the Global South<\/a>. Modi\u2019s muddy foreign policy makes clarity on this issue difficult, as it has had difficulty managing its relationship with Moscow and its alignment with G7 countries in hopes of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.business-standard.com\/opinion\/editorial\/india-aligns-with-g7-as-quad-deepens-ties-to-counter-china-s-influence-124092200773_1.html#goog_rewarded\">curbing<\/a>&nbsp;Chinese influence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">With Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, and Iran now in the fold, China drives the agenda as it can argue with conviction that smaller currencies are unlikely to mature on their own without the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.geopoliticalmonitor.com\/the-brics-is-not-a-strategic-threat-to-the-united-states\/\">BRICS&nbsp;<\/a>institution\u2019s connectivity and the Chinese yuan can&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.geopoliticalmonitor.com\/brics-de-dollarization-pipe-dream-or-power-play\/\">represent a reasonable US dollar alternative<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">What India needs to be aware of, especially in the long term, is that the dollar is critical to trade in many emerging economies of the Global South, where New Delhi wants to be seen as a leader, as well as in developing countries where local currencies have collapsed, such as in Laos, Cambodia, and Argentina. Taking the dollar out of play and risking reliance on a potentially unstable currency could make many aspects of trade and finance difficult, especially&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stlouisfed.org\/on-the-economy\/2021\/august\/dollar-exposure-public-debt-asia-latin-america\">since<\/a>&nbsp;their external debts are often paid in dollars. Argentina recently&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/argentinas-fx-reserves-buys-hits-10-bln-under-milei-2024-03-13\/\">reversed<\/a>&nbsp;course under Javier Milei and has replenished its treasury with dollars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">India should realize now that it has embedded itself in an alliance that is seemingly detrimental to its interests. With its Quad partnership and G20 and G7 ties, it has shown itself to be a staple partner in the Indo-Pacific, especially to Japan. And as China continues to promote policies that are damaging to Indian influence, moving closer to the likes of Brazil, Russia, and China makes little sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Instead, India should move toward alignments that prevent economic disruption and strengthen economic stability. Arguably, its&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.geopoliticalmonitor.com\/the-brics-is-not-a-strategic-threat-to-the-united-states\/\">BRICS&nbsp;<\/a>membership has done the opposite.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, India\u2019s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar\u00a0commented\u00a0that New Delhi will not decouple from the US dollar, noting that it was not in his country\u2019s economic interests. While noting that New Delhi was pursuing other means as well, he said: \u201c[India has] never actively targeted the dollar. That\u2019s not part of our economic, political, or strategic policy. Some others may have done so. What I will say is that we have a natural concern.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6394,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[88,69,320],"tags":[380,39,529,315,49,531,316,50],"class_list":["post-6391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-china","category-india","category-russia","tag-brics","tag-china","tag-dedollarization","tag-economics","tag-india","tag-iran","tag-russia","tag-trade"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Is BRICS De-Dollarization Program a Step Too Far for India? &#8211; Mark S. 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