BRICS nations adopt Guwahati Declaration to combat drug trafficking
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📌 Summary:
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BRICS nations adopted the Guwahati Declaration on July 7, 2026, at a meeting hosted by India in Guwahati, Assam
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The Declaration reaffirms the grouping's collective commitment to strengthen cooperation to prevent and combat illicit drug trafficking
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It explicitly extends to related organised transnational crime, adding a security-cooperation track to the BRICS agenda under India's ongoing engagement
🎯 UPSC Relevance: GS3 Internal Security — organised crime and narco-trafficking networks; GS2 International Relations — BRICS as a plurilateral grouping and India's use of it for security cooperation
📝 Prelims Facts:
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Guwahati Declaration (July 7, 2026) — BRICS document on combating illicit drug trafficking
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Adopted at a BRICS meeting hosted by India in Guwahati, Assam
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Scope: illicit drug trafficking + related organised transnational crime
🔑 Key Term: Guwahati Declaration — a 2026 BRICS declaration committing member states to deepen cooperation against illicit drug trafficking and transnational organised crime.
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