India to host BRICS Parliamentary Forum on October 26–27

India’s Parliament is scheduled to host the 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum on 26–27 October 2026 at the Parliament House Complex, the Lok Sabha Secretariat announced on 25 October. The programme remains upcoming; no forum declaration or outcome is reported in this announcement.

The forum’s theme is Strengthening Parliaments for People-Centric Development. Four high-level sessions are planned around resilience, innovation, cooperation and sustainability, alongside a meeting of international affairs committee chairpersons from BRICS member and partner countries. The Secretariat said Prime Minister Narendra Modi would attend the event on 26 October and meet visiting delegation leaders.

Ahead of the forum, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla met a Russian parliamentary delegation led by State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin. The official account says they discussed parliamentary exchanges, cooperation at global forums and efforts against terrorism. Birla also met delegations from Cuba, Egypt and Belarus. These discussions do not establish a signed trade or investment agreement.

Source: Lok Sabha Secretariat, Press Information Bureau, 25 October 2026. Original KROV English report and Telugu adaptation of the official announcement.