India seeks Rupee’s global reach, but no plan to replace US dollar: EAM S Jaishankar
External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar, currently on a visit to the United Kingdom, has addressed key global economic issues, including the role of the US dollar, BRICS' position on de-dollarisation, and the internationalisation of the Indian rupee. Speaking at Chatham House in London, he dismissed speculation that India is working to replace the US dollar as the world’s primary reserve currency.
«I don't think there's any policy on our part to replace the dollar. As I said, at the end of the day, the dollar as the reserve currency is the source of international economic stability, and right now, what we want in the world is more economic stability, not less,» he said.
BRICS and De-Dollarisation: No Unified Stand
Addressing speculation about BRICS nations moving towards an alternative currency, Jaishankar clarified that the group does not have a common position on de-dollarisation. «I would also say in all honesty, I don't think there's a unified BRICS position on this. I think BRICS members, and now that we have more members, have very diverse positions on this matter. So the suggestion or the assumption that somewhere there is a united BRICS position against the dollar I think is not borne out by facts,» he stated.
BRICS, established in 2009, now comprises ten nations—Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates. It remains the only major international grouping that does not include the United States, leading to speculation about its stance on