Archive · 5 Aug 2026
BRICS Anti-Corruption Group Agrees on India-Proposed Network for Fugitives
BRICS is a group of countries that work together on big problems.
Corruption is when powerful people steal money or break the rules for their own benefit.
Sometimes people wanted for corruption run away to other countries to avoid being caught.
That makes it hard for police to bring them to justice.
Leaders and experts from BRICS countries met in Hyderabad, India, to talk about this problem.
India suggested creating a special network of law-enforcement experts from all BRICS countries.
The other countries agreed with the idea in principle.
They also agreed on new ways to share information quickly during investigations.
India's government says it has zero tolerance for corruption and wants international cooperation to stop it.
BRICS members reached in-principle agreement on the India-proposed BRICS Network of Law-Enforcement Practitioners during a two-day meeting in Hyderabad that concluded Wednesday.
The proposed network aims to enhance international cooperation on fugitive offenders sought for corruption and support extradition while complementing formal mechanisms.
Members welcomed the BRICS Repository on Informal Cooperation for Tracing Fugitive Offenders Sought for Corruption and Supporting Extradition.
The BRICS Expert Network on Asset Recovery reached consensus on standardised formats for timely practitioner-level information exchange during preliminary investigation stages.
The meeting was hosted by India's Department of Personnel and Training and inaugurated by Secretary Rachna Shah, who highlighted India's zero tolerance policy against corruption.
- Who
- Representatives of anti-corruption, financial intelligence and law-enforcement agencies from BRICS member countries, alongside Rachna Shah, Secretary of India's Department of Personnel and Training
- What
- Reached in-principle agreement on a BRICS Network of Law-Enforcement Practitioners to enhance cooperation on fugitive offenders sought for corruption and support extradition
- When
- Two-day meeting concluded Wednesday, held as the second session of the BRICS Anti-Corruption Working Group and BRICS Expert Network on Asset Recovery
- Where
- Hyderabad, India
- Why
- To facilitate informal cooperation, support the tracing of fugitive offenders and complement formal extradition and mutual legal assistance mechanisms
- Event
- Second meeting of the BRICS Anti-Corruption Working Group and BRICS Expert Network on Asset Recovery
- Location
- Hyderabad, India
- Host
- Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), Government of India
- Key Outcome
- In-principle agreement on BRICS Network of Law-Enforcement Practitioners for fugitive offender cooperation and extradition support
- Inaugurated By
- Rachna Shah, Secretary, Department of Personnel and Training
- India's BRICS Presidency Theme
- Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability
- Additional Deliverable
- BRICS Repository on Informal Cooperation for Tracing Fugitive Offenders Sought for Corruption and Supporting Extradition