🇮🇳 INDIA'S CENTRAL BANK RBI PUSHING BRICS CBDC Emerging economies are quietly building faster, cheaper alternatives to traditional systems amid rising tensions— but at what cost? ⚠️ Why it matters: This risks turning payments into a tool for tracking & restricting freedoms, empowering states over individuals amid global tensions. CBDC interoperability is on the agenda for the 2026 BRICS Summit. RBI has proposed an initiative to link BRICS CBDCs to facilitate cross-border trade & tourism payments. *Reuters reported that the proposal, if accepted by the Indian government and BRICS partners, would be the first formal consideration of CBDCs within the bloc, which includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.