Guwahati declaration:
Prelims:
International
Relations, Internal Security
Mains:
GS
Paper II-International Relations, GS Paper III-Internal Security
Current relevance:
The BRICS nations adopted the Guwahati
Declaration during the BRICS Anti-Drug Working Group Meeting in
Guwahati.
Highlights:
1.
The Guwahati Declaration
is a joint commitment by BRICS nations to strengthen cooperation in preventing
and combating illicit drug trafficking and transnational organised crime.
2. Objectives:
i.
Enhance intelligence sharing
among member countries.
ii.
Strengthen coordinated law
enforcement actions.
iii.
Improve capacity building
and exchange of best practices.
iv.
Promote international
cooperation to curb drug trafficking networks.
3. Significance
for India:
i.
Reinforces India's efforts to tackle
cross-border drug trafficking.
ii.
Enhances cooperation with
BRICS countries in intelligence sharing and enforcement.
iii.
Supports regional security
and the fight against organised crime and narco-terrorism.
4. About
BRICS:
i.
BRICS is
an intergovernmental grouping of major emerging economies comprising Brazil,
Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, the
United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Indonesia.
ii. It promotes cooperation in economic development, trade, security, science and technology, public health, and global governance.
Source: THE HINDU - https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/brics-nations-adopt-guwahati-declaration-to-combat-drug-trafficking/article71193362.ece