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August 7, 2026 11:17 PM

India concludes 16th BRICS Trade Ministers’ Meeting in Jaipur with focus on WTO reforms, MSMEs and resilient supply chains

India on Friday successfully concluded the 16th BRICS Trade Ministers' Meeting in Jaipur under its BRICS Chairship 2026, with member countries endorsing a series of initiatives aimed at strengthening the multilateral trading system, improving access to trade finance for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), and building resilient global value chains. Chaired by Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, the meeting brought together trade ministers and senior officials from all BR...

August 7, 2026 10:30 PM

BRICS Education Ministers adopt Joint Declaration; India calls for people-centric cooperation

India on Friday reaffirmed its commitment to a people-centric and humanity-first approach to BRICS cooperation as the 13th BRICS Education Ministers' Meeting concluded in Bhubaneswar with the adoption of a joint declaration outlining a roadmap for strengthening collaboration in education, skills, research and innovation. Chairing the meeting, Union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi said education must remain the foundation of inclusive growth and shared prosperity while preparing young people fo...

August 6, 2026 10:49 PM

BRICS Industry Ministers adopt Joint Declaration as India concludes tenth Ministerial Meeting in Jaipur

India on Thursday successfully concluded the Tenth BRICS Industry Ministers' Meeting in Jaipur under its BRICS Chairship 2026, with member countries adopting a Joint Declaration aimed at strengthening industrial cooperation and promoting resilient, innovation-driven and sustainable growth across the BRICS bloc. Held under the theme "Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability," the meeting brought together Industry Ministers and senior representatives from BRICS member c...

August 5, 2026 7:46 PM

India hosts second BRICS Anti-Corruption Working Group Meeting, pushes stronger cooperation against cross-border corruption

India successfully hosted the Second Meeting of the BRICS Anti-Corruption Working Group and the Second Meeting of the BRICS Expert Network on Asset Recovery in Hyderabad on August 4-5 under its BRICS Presidency 2026, with member countries agreeing to strengthen cooperation on combating corruption, tracing fugitive offenders, asset recovery and tackling emerging financial risks. Organised by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), the meetings were held under the theme of India's BRICS ...

August 4, 2026 7:41 PM

India to host 13th BRICS Education Ministers’ meeting in Odisha from August 5

India will host the 13th BRICS Education Ministers' Meeting and the 3rd BRICS Senior Officials' Meeting in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, from August 5 to 7, bringing together education ministers, senior officials and delegates from BRICS member countries to strengthen cooperation in education, skills development, research and innovation. The meetings, being organised by the Ministry of Education under India's BRICS Chairship 2026, will be attended by Union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi. The deliberat...

August 4, 2026 5:31 PM

Tech integration, cross-border cooperation take centre stage at 2nd BRICS anti-corruption meeting

The need for greater technological integration, stronger international cooperation and coordinated action against cross-border corruption emerged as the key focus of the second BRICS Anti-Corruption Working Group (ACWG) meeting, which began in Hyderabad on Tuesday. The two-day meeting, being held under India's BRICS Presidency, also includes the second meeting of the BRICS Expert Network on Asset Recovery. Delegates from BRICS member countries, along with policymakers, experts and law enforceme...

August 3, 2026 10:28 PM

India to host second BRICS Anti-Corruption Working Group meeting in Hyderabad

India will host the Second Meeting of the BRICS Anti-Corruption Working Group (ACWG) and the Second Meeting of the BRICS Expert Network on Asset Recovery in Hyderabad on August 4 and 5, as part of its BRICS Presidency 2026. Organised by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), the two-day meeting will be held under the theme of India's BRICS Presidency, "Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability." The meeting will be inaugurated by Rachna Shah, Secretary, Depa...

August 2, 2026 4:50 PM

India to host BRICS meeting of Heads of National Statistical Offices in Lucknow

India will host the Meeting of Heads of National Statistical Offices (NSOs) of BRICS countries in Lucknow from August 3 to 4, bringing together senior statistical officials from member nations to strengthen cooperation in official statistics, innovation and data dissemination. The meeting will be held under India's BRICS Chairship 2026, which is guided by the overarching theme, "Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability (BRICS)." Under the BRICS Statistics Track, India...

July 21, 2026 7:01 PM

India hosts BRICS meet on traditional medicine, pushes for expert working group on TCIM

India on Tuesday hosted the BRICS Meeting on Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine (TCIM) in Chandigarh, bringing together senior officials and technical experts from the nine-member grouping to strengthen cooperation in traditional healthcare systems and advance the creation of a dedicated BRICS Expert Working Group on the subject. The meeting, organised under India's BRICS 2026 Chairship, formed part of a four-day Health Track programme jointly hosted by the Union Ministry of He...

July 16, 2026 12:56 PM

Common standardisation framework will be win-win for all: Pralhad Joshi as India hosts 5th BRICS NSBs meeting

Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, and New and Renewable Energy, Pralhad Joshi, on Thursday said that the finalisation and signing of the long-pending BRICS Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the field of standardisation would be "mutually beneficial" and "a win-win for all", as India hosted the 5th Meeting of Heads of BRICS National Standardization Bodies (NSBs) in Bengaluru under its BRICS Chairship 2026. India is hosting the two-day meetin...