The Lok Sabha Speaker will lead an Indian Parliamentary Delegation (IPD) to the 11th BRICS Parliamentary Forum in Brasilia, Brazil, from June 3-5, 2025. The forum's theme is "The Role of BRICS Parliaments in Building More Inclusive and Sustainable Global Governance." The delegation includes members of both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, along with the Secretaries General of both houses. The Lok Sabha Speaker will address the forum on inter-parliamentary cooperation for responsible and inclusive Artificial Intelligence, highlighting AI-related digital initiatives of the Parliament of India. Presiding Officers and Members of Parliament from BRICS and invited nations, along with the President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), will participate. The Lok Sabha Speaker and Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha will speak on various subthemes, including BRICS inter-parliamentary cooperation, multilateral peace and security architecture reform, global health, and climate and sustainability. Accompanying Members of Parliament will participate in meetings of BRICS Women Parliamentarians and Chairs of Committees on International Affairs. A Joint Statement is expected to be adopted at the summit's conclusion.
Key Entities Referenced
Lok Sabha Secretariat: The administrative office of the Lok Sabha (House of the People), the lower house of the Parliament of India.
Lok Sabha Speaker: The presiding officer of the Lok Sabha.
Indian Parliamentary Delegation: A group of members of the Indian Parliament representing India at an international forum.
11th BRICS Parliamentary Forum: An international forum for parliamentarians from BRICS countries.
Brasilia, Brazil: The location and host country of the 11th BRICS Parliamentary Forum.
35 June, 2025: The incorrect date of the 11th BRICS Parliamentary Forum, identified as an error since June only has 30 days.
BRICS: An acronym for the countries Brasil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa
The Role of BRICS Parliaments in Building More Inclusive and Sustainable Global Governance: The overall theme of the 11th BRICS Parliamentary Forum.
Interparliamentary Cooperation for Responsible and Inclusive Artificial Intelligence: A theme to be addressed at the 11th BRICS Parliamentary Forum.
AI: Abbreviation for Artificial Intelligence
Parliament of India: The bicameral legislature of India, comprising the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.
BHASHINI: A digital initiative of the Parliament of India, likely related to AI or language technology.
IPU: Inter-Parliamentary Union
PIB Delhi: Press Information Bureau, Delhi - the Indian government agency that released the information.
Shri Om Birla: The Speaker of the Lok Sabha, leader of the Indian Parliamentary Delegation.
IPD: Indian Parliamentary Delegation
Shri Harivansh: Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha; member of the Indian Parliamentary Delegation.
Rajya Sabha: The upper house of the Parliament of India.
Shri Surendra Singh Nagar: Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha; member of the Indian Parliamentary Delegation.
Shri Vijay Baghel: Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha; member of the Indian Parliamentary Delegation.
Shri Vivek Thakur: Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha; member of the Indian Parliamentary Delegation.
Dr. Shabari Byreddy: Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha; member of the Indian Parliamentary Delegation.
Shri Utpal Kumar Singh: Secretary General, Lok Sabha; member of the Indian Parliamentary Delegation.
Shri P.C. Mody: Secretary General, Rajya Sabha; member of the Indian Parliamentary Delegation.
Brasil: One of the BRICS countries.
Russia: One of the BRICS countries.
India: One of the BRICS countries.
China: One of the BRICS countries.
South Africa: One of the BRICS countries.
Saudi Arabia: Invited nations to the BRICS forum
Egypt: Invited nations to the BRICS forum
United Arab Emirates: Invited nations to the BRICS forum
Ethiopia: Invited nations to the BRICS forum
Indonesia: Invited nations to the BRICS forum
Iran: Invited nations to the BRICS forum
Belarus: Invited nations to the BRICS forum
Bolivia: Invited nations to the BRICS forum
Kazakhstan: Invited nations to the BRICS forum
Cuba: Invited nations to the BRICS forum
Nigeria: Invited nations to the BRICS forum
Malaysia: Invited nations to the BRICS forum
Thailand: Invited nations to the BRICS forum
Uganda: Invited nations to the BRICS forum
Uzbekistan: Invited nations to the BRICS forum
H.E. Ms. Tulia Ackson: President of the InterParliamentary Union IPU.
Towards Stronger and More Durable BRICS InterParliamentary Cooperation: A subtheme to be addressed by the Lok Sabha Speaker.
BRICS Parliaments United for the Reform of the multilateral peace and security architecture: A subtheme to be addressed by the Lok Sabha Speaker.
InterParliamentary Cooperation for responsible and Inclusive Artificial Intelligence: A subtheme to be addressed by the Lok Sabha Speaker.
BRICS Parliamentary Action in Search of New Paths for Economic Development: A subtheme to be addressed by the Lok Sabha Speaker.
BRICS InterParliamentary Alliance for Global Health: A subtheme to be addressed by the Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha.
BRICS InterParliamentary Dialogue on Climate and Sustainability: A subtheme to be addressed by the Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha.
Meeting of BRICS Women Parliamentarians: A working session of the 11th BRICS Parliamentary Forum.
Meeting of the Chairs of the Committees on International Affairs of BRICS Parliaments: A working session of the 11th BRICS Parliamentary Forum.
3 June 2025: Date when the Meeting of BRICS Women Parliamentarians and Meeting of the Chairs of the Committees on International Affairs of BRICS Parliaments will be held.
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Lok Sabha Secretariat
LOK SABHA SPEAKER TO LEAD INDIAN
PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION TO 11th BRICS
PARLIAMENTARY FORUM TO BE HELD IN
BRASILIA, BRAZIL FROM 3-5 JUNE, 2025
THE OVERALL THEME OF THE FORUM IS: ‘THE
ROLE OF BRICS PARLIAMENTS IN BUILDING
MORE INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE GLOBAL
GOVERNANCE’
LOK SABHA SPEAKER TO ADDRESS THE
FORUM ON ‘INTER-PARLIAMENTARY
COOPERATION FOR RESPONSIBLE AND
INCLUSIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE’ AND
OTHER THEMES
AI RELATED DIGITAL INITIATIVES OF
PARLIAMENT OF INDIA INCLUDING BHASHINI,
LIKELY TO BE HIGHLIGHTED DURING THE
MEETINGS OF THE FORUM
PRESIDING OFFICERS AND MPs FROM BRICS
AND INVITED COUNTRIES ALONG WITH
PRESIDENT OF IPU TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
MEETINGS OF THE FORUM
Posted On: 30 MAY 2025 4:00PM by PIB Delhith
Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla will lead an Indian Parliamentary Delegation (IPD) to the 11 BRICS
Parliamentary Forum to be held in Brasilia, Brazil from 3-5 June, 2025. The delegation will comprise Shri
Harivansh, Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha; Shri Surendra Singh Nagar, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha;
Shri Vijay Baghel, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha; Shri Vivek Thakur, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha;
Dr. Shabari Byreddy, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha; Shri Utpal Kumar Singh, Secretary General, Lok
Sabha and Shri P.C. Mody, Secretary General, Rajya Sabha.
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The overall theme of the 11 BRICS Parliamentary Forum is: ‘The Role of BRICS Parliaments in Building
More Inclusive and Sustainable, Global Governance’. Presiding Officers and Members of Parliament from
BRICS countries (Brasil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, United Arab Emirates,
Ethiopia, Indonesia, and Iran) and invited nations— Belarus, Bolivia, Kazakhstan, Cuba, Nigeria, Malaysia,
Thailand, Uganda and Uzbekistan—along with the President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) H.E. Ms.
Tulia Ackson will also participate in the Forum meetings.
Lok Sabha Speaker is expected to address the plenary sessions of the forum on the following four sub-themes:
Towards Stronger and More Durable BRICS Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation.
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BRICS Parliaments United for the Reform of the multilateral peace and security architecture.
(cid:108)
Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation for responsible and Inclusive Artificial Intelligence.
(cid:108)
BRICS Parliamentary Action in Search of New Paths for Economic Development.
(cid:108)
Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha will participate in the Plenary Sessions on the following sub-themes:
BRICS Inter-Parliamentary Alliance for Global Health.
(cid:108)
BRICS Inter-Parliamentary Dialogue on Climate and Sustainability.
(cid:108)
The accompanying Members of Parliament will participate in the various working sessions of the Meeting of
BRICS Women Parliamentarians and Meeting of the Chairs of the Committees on International Affairs of
BRICS Parliaments which will be held on 3 June 2025.
A Joint Statement is expected to be adopted at the end of the Summit. The Speaker, Lok Sabha may also hold
bilateral meetings with Presiding Officers of participating Parliaments on the sidelines of this Forum.
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