BRICS Summits

Importance for Exams

Mains : This year is special because India holds chair of the BRICS Summit from February to December. Though the exact outcome of all the Conferences, Meeting, MoUs, Declarations leading to the main Summit is not important, the themes being discussed are independently very important.

Prelims : All the declarations(Jaipur, Udaipur, etc), places(Khajuraho) where meetings were held and other keywords(like the BRICS Wellness Index) are important from a prelims perspective.

In News

The 2016 8th Annual BRICS Summit will be held in Panaji, Goa, from 15th to 16th October. The theme this year is Building Responsive, Inclusive and Collective Solutions. It will be attended by the heads of state/government of the five member states Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

Timeline

September – Events and Outcomes
1 -2 Sept – BRICS Convention on Tourism, Khajuraho
2-6 Sept – BRICS film festival
10-11 Sept – BRICS Wellness Workshop, Bangalore
The Ministry of AYUSH, in collaboration with Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS).
14 Sept – BRICS Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism
16 Sept – BRICS Environment Ministers.
GOA MoU on setting up of JWG environment-related issues
14-16 Sept – 3rd BRICS Urbanisation Forum, Visakhapatnam
17 Sept – MOU on Climate co-operation

August – Events and Outcomes