Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Inaugurates 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum at Samvidhan Sadan, New Delhi

Exam-focused facts from the 26 October 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla inaugurated the 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum 2026 on 26 October 2026 at Samvidhan Sadan in the Parliament House Complex, New Delhi.
The two-day Forum's theme is 'Strengthening Parliaments for People-Centric Development', with deliberations on four pillars: resilience, innovation, cooperation and sustainability.
The Forum follows the unanimous adoption of the Joint Statement at the BRICS Summit of Heads of State and Government held in New Delhi under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha Harivansh also addressed the gathering, and the Lok Sabha Secretary-General delivered the welcome address.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with parliamentary delegations from BRICS member and partner countries, and referred to his vision of transforming BRICS into an 'ecosystem of solutions'.
BRICS is marking two decades of its journey and represents nearly half of the world's population.