The BRICS Parliamentary Forum opened in New Delhi on October 26, 2026, with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla saying parliaments can help reduce international tensions and build trust between nations.
BRICS Parliamentary Forum addresses global challenges
In his opening address at the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan, Birla said wars, economic instability, trade tensions, terrorism, climate change and regional conflicts have consequences that cross national borders.
He argued that those challenges make cooperation, diplomacy and dialogue increasingly important. Parliaments, he said, can strengthen mutual understanding and contribute to peaceful responses.
India’s chairmanship
India assumed the forum’s chair at the 11th meeting in Brazil in June 2025. Birla, a member of Parliament from Kota in Rajasthan, was named chairperson of the 12th forum at that meeting.
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