BRICS Parliamentary Forum to meet in Delhi on October 26-27
· India · The Hindu, LiveMint
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla announced that the 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum will convene in New Delhi on October 26 and 27, 2026, with discussions centred on "fostering Parliaments for People-Centric Development". Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the two-day conference, which will include both bilateral and multilateral deliberations among presiding officers, MPs, and dignitaries from BRICS and partner countries. Participating countries include most BRICS members, though Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia have expressed inability to attend. The deliberations will cover institutional resilience, ethical artificial intelligence, digital transformation, global governance reform, and sustainable development.
Why it matters
Indian parliamentarians and policy-makers will shape strategic priorities for parliamentary reform, while the forum’s outcomes could influence India's positions on global governance and digital ethics ahead of key international engagements.
Read the original report — The Hindu
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