Archive · 5 Sep 2026
India’s Chief Justice Seeks Stronger Judicial Cooperation Among BRICS Countries
India’s Chief Justice Surya Kant met judges from several countries.
They gathered at a forum about how courts can work together.
The meeting was connected to BRICS countries and partner countries.
They discussed ways to settle business disagreements through mediation and arbitration.
They also talked about making commercial courts work more efficiently.
Better cooperation could help businesses and investors trust the legal systems involved.
The judges discussed sharing legal knowledge and using technology, including artificial intelligence.
They also considered training exchanges and faster court processes for people.
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant highlighted the judiciary’s role in strengthening bilateral relations.
He spoke at the three-day BRICS Chief Justices’ Forum organized by the Supreme Court of India.
Kant held meetings with judicial leaders from Russia, China, Egypt, Indonesia, the UAE and other countries.
Discussions covered mediation, arbitration, commercial courts, foreign-investor confidence and mutual recognition of judicial decisions.
Kant proposed a shared platform for commercial-dispute mediation and arbitration, along with wider legal and technology exchanges.
- Who
- Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and judicial leaders from BRICS member states and partner countries.
- What
- They discussed stronger judicial cooperation, bilateral relations, commercial dispute resolution, legal exchanges and judicial technology.
- When
- Surya Kant spoke on Friday at a three-day forum; the article also refers to activities on the forum’s second day.
- Where
- At the BRICS Chief Justices’ Forum organized by the Supreme Court of India; the article does not specify the forum’s location.
- Why
- To strengthen bilateral ties, improve commercial cooperation, increase confidence in courts and promote faster, more effective justice.
- Forum
- Three-day BRICS Chief Justices’ Forum
- Organizer
- Supreme Court of India
- Indian participant
- Chief Justice of India Surya Kant
- Judicial delegations
- Representatives from Russia, China, Egypt, Indonesia, the UAE, Belarus, Kazakhstan, South Africa, Iran and Uzbekistan
- Key proposal
- A common platform for arbitration and mediation in commercial disputes
- Other priorities
- Efficient commercial courts, mutual recognition of judicial awards and decrees, legal exchanges and artificial-intelligence integration
- Training institution
- National Judicial Academy in Bhopal