Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla constitutes Parliamentary Friendship Groups with more than 60 countries
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla constituted Parliamentary Friendship Groups with more than 60 countries, the Lok Sabha Secretariat announced on 23 February 2026, to deepen dialogue with legislatures across continents.
Summary
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla constituted Parliamentary Friendship Groups with more than 60 countries, the Lok Sabha Secretariat announced on 23 February 2026, to deepen dialogue with legislatures across continents and complement traditional diplomacy with sustained parliamentary interaction. The groups bring together MPs from across the political spectrum, with floor leaders and senior members such as Ravi Shankar Prasad, P. Chidambaram, Shashi Tharoor, Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, Supriya Sule, Asaduddin Owaisi and Akhilesh Yadav leading them. The Secretariat said the step builds on the multi-party outreach after Operation Sindoor, and more countries are to follow after this first phase.
Key facts
- Announced
- 23 February 2026, Lok Sabha Secretariat
- Constituted by
- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla
- Countries
- More than 60 in the first phase
- Members
- MPs across parties; floor leaders lead groups
- Background
- Builds on post-Operation Sindoor multi-party outreach
Practice MCQs 2 questions
With how many countries did Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla constitute Parliamentary Friendship Groups in the first phase announced in February 2026?
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Correct answer: D — More than 60
The Speaker constituted Parliamentary Friendship Groups with more than 60 countries in the first phase.
The Parliamentary Friendship Groups constituted in February 2026 build on which earlier initiative, according to the Lok Sabha Secretariat?
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Correct answer: A — The multi-party outreach after Operation Sindoor
The Secretariat said the step builds on the Prime Minister's post-Operation Sindoor multi-party outreach.