New Delhi, June 9 -- The Indian National Science Academy (INSA), as part of India's BRICS Presidency 2026, convened the first meeting of the BRICS Science Academies Forum 2026 virtually under the theme "Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Development and Strengthening Global South Cooperation."

According to the Ministry of Science & Technology, the forum brought together science academies from ten nations-Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Russia, South Africa, Belarus, Nigeria and Vietnam-to advance a shared declaration on responsible and equitable AI development.

The meeting was moderated by Debashis Mitra, Vice President (International), INSA, who led structured discussions among participating academies. In his...