Meeting of the BRICS Transport Working Group has begun today in Nagpur on the occasion of the third BRICS Transport Ministers’ Meeting under BRICS 2026 chairship of India.
Addressing the media persons, after the Working Group meeting, Union Transport Secretary V. Umashankar said that senior officials deliberated on the main issues of circularity, mobility, urban infrastructure, and sustainable development. Similarly, best practices in the transport sector and transportation issues were discussed in collaboration with these officials.
Meanwhile, 3rd BRICS Transport Ministers’ Meeting which is arranged on 11th and 12th of this month in city of Nagpur will be convened under India’s BRICS Chairship theme: “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability (BRICS)”.
Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari will chair the BRICS Transport Ministers’ meeting on the 11th of this month, which will see the participation from Ministers of other member countries.
Following the first two pivotal meetings of the Transport Working Group hosted by Russia and Brazil, this third iteration aims to deepen international transport cooperation.
Over the two days, senior officials will review the progress of transport cooperation achieved since the Russian and Brazilian Chairships, exchange international best practices and deliberate on emerging areas of collaboration, including Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), urban mobility, multi-modal transport, resilient logistics’ supply chains, decarbonisation and the adoption of expanding AI-based technologies.