India Chairs Inaugural BRICS 2026 Tourism Working Group Meeting

• India, as BRICS 2026 Chair, convened the 1st Tourism Working Group (TWG) virtually on 25 May 2026, kicking off tourism-track cooperation under its chairship.
• Chaired by the Joint Secretary (Tourism), Ministry of Tourism, GoI; sets thematic agenda for the year culminating in Tourism Ministers' Meeting (TMM) at Jaipur, 21–22 Aug 2026.
• Relevant for UPSC under GS-II (groupings involving India) and GS-III (services sector, tourism economy); tests recall of BRICS expansion, India's chairship priorities, and tourism governance.