BRICS have no interest in weakening US dollar: Jaishankar

His remarks came a week after US President-elect Donald Trump had demanded that BRICS member countries commit to not creating a new currency or supporting another currency that would replace the dollar or face 100 per cent tariffs.

Doha: BRICS countries have no interest in weakening the US dollar at all, foreign minister S Jaishankar said at an event in Qatar's capital Doha on Saturday.

His remarks came a week after US President-elect Donald Trump had demanded that BRICS member countries, which include major emerging economies like India, Russia and China, commit to not creating a new currency or supporting another currency that would replace the dollar or face 100 per cent tariffs.