12th BRICS Summit to be held on 17 November virtually under Russia’s Chairmanship

12th BRICS Summit to be held on 17 November virtually under Russia’s Chairmanship

• The 12th BRICS Summit is scheduled to be held on 17th November 2020 via video conference. This is the first time in the history of the forum that the meeting will be held virtually, due to the global COVID pandemic.
• The Summit is being held under the Chairmanship of Russia.
• The theme of the Meeting of the Leaders of BRICS countries is “BRICS Partnership for Global Stability, Shared Security and Innovative Growth”.
• The five member BRICS states are Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.