Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Visakhapatnam to Host Second BRICS Youth Ministers’ Meeting
Visakhapatnam will host an important meeting for youth ministers from 11 BRICS countries.
The meeting will take place on August 22 and 23.
Leaders will talk about helping young people gain skills, start businesses and use new ideas.
They will also discuss sports, education, technology and cooperation.
Visitors will see the ancient site of Thotlakonda and attend cultural programmes about Andhra Pradesh.
A five-kilometre friendship cycle rally will take place near the beach.
Government officials are preparing hotels, meeting places, transport and security.
The event is intended to show Visakhapatnam’s heritage, beauty and hospitality to international visitors.
Representatives from 11 BRICS countries will attend the meeting in Visakhapatnam on August 22 and 23.
Discussions will cover youth empowerment, sports, education, skills, entrepreneurship, innovation and sustainability.
Delegates will visit Thotlakonda, attend cultural programmes and participate in bilateral meetings.
A five-kilometre BRICS Friendship Cycle Rally is scheduled along Visakhapatnam’s coastline on August 23.
Authorities are coordinating security, transport, medical, fire, food-safety and venue arrangements for the summit.
- Who
- Ministers and high-level representatives from 11 BRICS countries, along with Indian officials, will attend.
- What
- The 2nd BRICS Youth Ministers’ Meeting, including sports discussions and related cultural and public programmes, will be held.
- When
- August 22 and 23.
- Where
- Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, including Thotlakonda, Radisson Blu, Novotel and the Ramakrishna Beach Road area.
- Why
- To discuss youth empowerment, sports development, education, skills, innovation, entrepreneurship and cooperation among BRICS countries.
- Event
- 2nd BRICS Youth Ministers’ Meeting
- Dates
- August 22–23
- Participating countries
- Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates
- Main themes
- Resilience, innovation, cooperation and sustainability
- Heritage programme
- Sapling plantation, heritage-site visits and bilateral meetings at Thotlakonda
- Cycle rally
- A five-kilometre BRICS Friendship Cycle Rally on August 23
- Indian participants
- Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya
- Summit coordinator
- District Revenue Officer M. Visweswara Naidu