U.S. President Donald Trump has the so-called 'BRIC' group of nations directly in his trade war crosshairs, slapping super-high tariffs on imports from Brazil and India, and accusing them of pursuing "anti-American" policies.

The BRICS nations have become targets in Donald Trump's trade war, facing high tariffs and accusations of "anti-American" policies. But Trump's measures, ostensibly aimed at balancing trade deficits and targeting Moscow,

In trying to undercut the bloc he sees as a threat to US dominance, Trump may be doing exactly what BRICS’ founders once dreamed of -- forging it into a coherent, coordinated force against American trade pressure.