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The BRICS Youth Ministers' Meeting, led by Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, concluded in Visakhapatnam on 22 August 2026 with the adoption of a Joint Statement on strengthening youth cooperation, building on the BRICS Youth Summit and Youth Council Meeting held earlier in Gandhinagar. The statement covers education, training and skills, youth entrepreneurship, science and technology, health and sports, environment and sustainability, and youth inclusion, among other areas, and was adopted under the overarching theme of India's BRICS Chairship 2026, 'Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability'. On the sidelines, delegates took part in an 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' plantation drive, and India held bilateral talks with South Africa and the UAE on youth and sports cooperation.