DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS CAN REMAIN STRONG AND RELEVANT WHEN THEY ARE TRANSPARENT, INCLUSIVE, RESPONSIVE AND ACCOUNTABLE TO PEOPLE: LOK SABHA SPEAKER

• CSPOC = Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth, the apex forum of legislative heads of Commonwealth parliaments.
• India hosted the 28th CSPOC in New Delhi, 14–16 January 2026; valedictory remarks by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla anchored the theme that democratic institutions endure only when transparent, inclusive, responsive and accountable.
• Examinable for GS-II (Parliament, international groupings, comparative governance) and ethics (GS-IV) on institutional accountability.