Ajit Doval chairs BRICS 2021 NSA meeting

Ajit Doval chairs BRICS 2021 NSA meeting

Question-Which of the following person has chaired BRICS 2021 NSA meeting?
(a) Ajit Doval
(b) Rajnath Singh
(c) Amit Shah
(d) Piyush Goel
Ans. (a)
Related Facts-

  • The 11th Meeting of the BRICS High Representatives Responsible for National Security was held on August 24, 2021, via video conferencing.
  • India is the chair for this year’s BRICS summit which will fifteenth such meeting of the group which is seen as an economic powerhouse in world economy and post COVID economic recovery.
  • Brazil, Russia, China and Sourh Africa are other members in the group.
  • The National Security Advisor of India Ajit Doval hosted the meeting, since India is the chair for 2021 BRICS summit.
  • The 15th BRICS Summit is scheduled to be held in September 2021.
  • NSAs will hold in-depth exchange of views to reach broad consensus on global, regional and national security landscape and cooperation in fields including health, law enforcement, counter terrorism and cyber security.

By- Yogesh Pratap Singh

Reference- https://newsonair.com/2021/08/24/11th-brics-nsa-virtual-meeting-today-global-regional-and-national-security-issues-on-agenda/.