- India is pushing to link BRICS members' central bank digital currencies for faster cross‑border payments at the New Delhi leaders' summit on Sept. 12–13.
- The plan faces big political and technical hurdles — limited CBDC adoption, trust issues between countries (e.g., Iran–UAE, India–China) and the need for currency‑swap mechanisms.
- India says the goal is to make trade payments easier and faster, not to replace the dollar.