One BRICS Network, Seamless Trade: Rahul Mithal On India’s Digital Corridor Push

Can data become the new highway for global trade? At the BRICS Roundtable hosted by India Today Group, RITES CMD Rahul Mithal explains how India’s MAITRI platform could help create faster and more seamless trade corridors. By sharing cargo information in advance, the platform can help exporters, importers, ports and customs plan better without replacing existing systems. Mithal says virtual trade corridors can bring countries and stakeholders together even as physical infrastructure takes time to develop. He also explains how MAITRI could serve as a starting point for the broader Bharat Trade Net vision. With BRICS facing conflicts, supply-chain disruptions and tariff tensions, Mithal believes digital connectivity can still deepen collaboration. Can one BRICS network and seamless movement become a reality by 2030?