Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday urged parliaments of Brics member and partner countries to turn dialogue into concrete outcomes, strengthen democratic institutions and ensure that the priorities of developing nations shape global policymaking.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also met parliamentary delegations during the event. The two sides discussed cooperation at global forums, combating terrorism and deepening parliamentary engagement.
Inaugurating the 12th Brics Parliamentary Forum at Samvidhan Sadan in the Parliament House Complex, Birla said the grouping’s success would depend on converting shared commitments into tangible improvements in people’s lives. He cited the unanimous adoption of the joint statement at the Brics Summit of Heads of State in New Delhi under India’s chairship as a key achievement, but said implementation remained a challenge. “True measure of BRICS success lies in translating dialogue into tangible outcomes,” Birla said, stressing that legislatures could contribute through lawmaking, budgetary processes, deliberations and oversight. Birla said regional conflicts, wars, economic instability, trade tensions, terrorism and climate change posed consequences beyond national borders, making dialogue, diplomacy and international cooperation essential. “Parliaments can foster mutual trust, bridge differences and advance peaceful resolution of global challenges ,” he said. Referring to Modi’s vision of transforming Brics into an “ecosystem of solutions”, Birla said the forum’s effectiveness should be judged by the results rather than the breadth of featured discussions.
Ahead of the forum, the Lok Sabha Speaker held a bilateral meeting on Sunday with a Russian parliamentary delegation headed by Vyacheslav Volodin, chairman of the State Duma .
