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Cyclists taking part in a multi-day event across Russia’s historic Golden Ring tell RT about their experience completing the final 60-kilometer stage in Moscow. Participants praise the event’s organization, the traffic-free route and the supportive atmosphere among riders.

Former IMF executive director Paulo Nogueira Batista Jr. discusses BRICS Pay, national-currency transactions and other initiatives aimed at making the bloc less dependent on Western financial institutions.

The BRICS Summit in New Delhi, which runs September 12–13, has brought together leaders from BRICS member and partner countries, with bilateral meetings also taking place on the sidelines.

To discuss this further, we speak with Pepe Escobar, a Brazilian journalist, columnist at The Cradle, and host of the PowerShift podcast.

Political analyst Dmitry Babich tells RT that BRICS is building a more self-sufficient economic system through national currencies and new trade routes less dependent on the West.

Head of the BRICS Research Institute Fulufhelo Netswera says the bloc should take a stronger posture in helping member states resolve disputes, while warning that outside Western influence can complicate relations.

As a key BRICS nation seeking to reduce its reliance on the dollar, Indonesia has been embracing cross-border trade in local currencies.

The country's central bank is expanding this framework to safeguard the rupiah against rising global uncertainty.

We spoke with Josua Pardede, chief economist at Jakarta-based Permata Bank.

He said Indonesia's shift to local currencies is a pragmatic strategy to shield the national economy from US dollar volatility.

RT EXCLUSIVE:Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov tells RT India that BRICS countries reject outside pressure and says Russia now uses national currencies in over 90% of its trade with BRICS countries.

Focused on boosting industrial cooperation between India and Russia, the INNOPROM-2026 expo was a success in New Delhi.

RT spoke with Natalia Virtuozova, CEO of the National Centre 'Russia', who discussed the significance of cultural ties between Russia and India.

Andrei Mikhailishin discusses how the project could link national payment systems across BRICS countries, facilitate cross-border payments and reduce reliance on centralized payment infrastructure.

We speak with Sujeet Kumar, member of the Indian parliament from the BJP party, who says that 'BRICS is a platform for the growth, development, prosperity of the Global South.'