PM to inaugurate 28th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth on 15th January

• CSPOC is a biennial forum of Speakers/Presiding Officers of Commonwealth legislatures, established 1969 on initiative of Canadian Speaker Lucien Lamoureux; secretariat hosted by Canada.
• India hosted the 28th edition at Samvidhan Sadan, New Delhi, 14–16 January 2026, inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi on 15 January, chaired by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.
• Relevance: parliamentary diplomacy, Commonwealth institutions, democratic backsliding debates, AI-in-governance — frequently tested under GS-II.