Pariksha SaathiLok Sabha Speaker Om Birla inaugurates the 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum 2026 at Samvidhan Sadan, New Delhi
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla inaugurated the 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum 2026 on 26 October 2026 at the historic Samvidhan Sadan in the Parliament House Complex, New Delhi, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with the parliamentary delegations from BRICS countries. The theme of the two-day Forum is 'Fostering Parliaments for People-Centric Development', and its deliberations rest on four interconnected pillars - resilience, innovation, cooperation and sustainability. The Speaker described the unanimous adoption of the Joint Statement at the BRICS Summit held in New Delhi under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister as a significant milestone, said the real challenge now lay in translating its commitments into tangible outcomes, said BRICS carried the responsibility of amplifying the voice of the Global South, and urged BRICS parliaments to channel the talents of youth into nation-building. Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh also addressed the gathering.
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Learning context
The 11th BRICS Parliamentary Forum was held in Brasilia, Brazil, on 4-5 June 2025 with the parliaments of all 10 member countries taking part: India, Brazil, Russia, China, South Africa, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Ethiopia and Indonesia. The Indian delegation was led by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. Its joint declaration strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, and at the end of the conference India was entrusted with hosting the 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum and the Speaker was formally handed the chairmanship.
Check yourself: where was the 11th BRICS Parliamentary Forum held, and which country was entrusted with hosting the 12th?
In Brasilia, Brazil (4-5 June 2025); India was entrusted with hosting the 12th Forum.
Revision task: from this release, note the venue, the theme and the four pillars of the 12th Forum and what the Speaker said about the Joint Statement; from the note, where and when the 11th Forum was held, the 10 countries that took part and who chairs the 12th Forum.
Test yourself
The deliberations of the 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum 2026, inaugurated in New Delhi on 26 October 2026, rest on which four interconnected pillars?
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Answer: Resilience, innovation, cooperation and sustainability
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said the two-day Forum, on the theme 'Fostering Parliaments for People-Centric Development', would deliberate on four interconnected pillars - resilience, innovation, cooperation and sustainability.
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