We start today’s podcast discussing the BRICS and Indian in light of claims made in the western media attributed to India, which New Delhi has subsequently denied to be the case. We then move onto developments associated with Ukraine and how the west continues to admit the reality of the Ukraine counteroffensive and how cracks are continuing to grow amongst nations who have been supporting Kiev. We then briefly return to the subject of Niger and conclude discussing the ramifications of Fitch downgrading the US’s credit rating.