BRICS Sherpas and senior officials from Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and UAE participated in the meeting. The BRICS Sherpas and Country Representatives jointly called on the External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on 10 February 2026.
BRICS Sherpa Secretary (ER) Dammu Ravi participated in the BRICS Sherpas Meeting being held in Rio de Janeiro. During the meeting, the participants discussed multilateralism, sustainable development, and the enhancement of intra-BRICS cooperation.
Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, Randhir Jaiswal said that Kumaran highlighted India's initiative in launching the BRICS Startup Forum, which will promote Global South cooperation in this key area.
Secretary (Economic Relations) Dammu Ravi participated in the extraordinary meeting of the BRICS Sherpas/Sous-Sherpas in South Africa's Durban and exchanged views on the development and enhancement of the strategic partnership.
New Delhi [India], February 26 (ANI): The sherpas of five BRICS countries on Thursday held "productive discussions" on Indian priorities on issues such as counter-terrorism, agriculture, science, and traditional medicine, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).