- India will host the 28th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of Parliaments of Commonwealth Countries (CSPOC) in 2026.
- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla announced this at the CSPOC Standing Committee Meeting in Guernsey.
- The focus of 28th CSPOC will be on the use of artificial intelligence and social media in parliamentary processes.
- The CSPOC platform was designed as a forum for member nations to exchange parliamentary practices and improve collaboration.
- According to Birla, India’s hosting role provides a chance to showcase its customs.
- The Standing Committee talked about the difficulties that parliaments around the world face and established the agenda for the 2026 CSPOC.
- Birla emphasised that the conference had been held in India in 1970–71, 1986, and 2010.
- He invited Commonwealth presiding officers to attend the occasion in New Delhi in 2026.
