LOK SABHA SPEAKER CONSTITUTES PARLIAMENTARY FRIENDSHIP GROUPS WITH MORE THAN 60 COUNTRIES TO BOLSTER GLOBAL DEMOCRATIC TIES

• Parliamentary Friendship Groups (PFGs) are non-partisan, country-specific bodies of MPs constituted by the Lok Sabha Speaker to deepen inter-parliamentary dialogue with foreign legislatures.
• Announced on 23 February 2026 by Speaker Om Birla, covering more than 60 nations in the first phase.
• Significant as an instrument of parliamentary diplomacy — complementing executive-led MEA diplomacy with legislative track-II engagement.