♦ India assumed the chairmanship of the 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum, to be hosted next year (2026), and Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla was formally handed over the chairmanship.

♦ The 11th BRICS Parliamentary Forum concluded in Brasilia, Brazil, with participating parliaments from all 10 BRICS member countries. 

♦ The ten BRICS countries represented in 2025 forum were:

♦ India, Brazil, Russia, China, South Africa, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Ethiopia, and Indonesia.