BRICS MINISTERS OF JUSTICE MEETING ON STRENGTHENING ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION THROUGH CAPACITY BUILDING IN MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION

• Declaration of BRICS Ministers of Justice on Strengthening Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) through Capacity Building in Mediation and Arbitration adopted at Gandhinagar, Gujarat on 21 May 2026 under India's BRICS 2026 Chairship.
• Driven by the Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India; signals a shared BRICS push to expand mediation/arbitration as preferred dispute-resolution tools.
• UPSC relevance: GS-II (international groupings, India & world) + GS-III (economy — ease of doing business, contract enforcement).