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Om Birla Hopes For Consensus On Joint Declaration At BRICS Parliamentary Meet

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Source: NDTV.com | Original Published At: 2026-10-22 08:49:14 UTC

Key Points

  • The 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum is scheduled for October 26-27 at Samvidhan Sadan in New Delhi.
  • Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said he hopes the forum will adopt a joint declaration by consensus, drawing a parallel with the declaration issued at the BRICS summit in Brazil.
  • Birla said terrorism remains a serious global challenge and expressed hope that it would receive detailed discussion during the forum.
  • The forum's overarching theme is "Fostering Parliaments for People-Centric Development."
  • Deliberations will focus on institutional resilience, digital technologies and artificial intelligence, parliamentary cooperation for global governance, and sustainable and inclusive development.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the event and meet leaders of visiting delegations, while Birla will chair the proceedings and deliver the valedictory address.
  • A meeting of delegation secretaries is scheduled for October 25 to finalise the forum's joint statement.
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