Under its BRICS Chairship 2026, India hosted the 5th Meeting of Heads of BRICS National Standardisation Bodies (NSBs) in Bengaluru. Discussions centred on deepening cooperation on standards among member countries and finalising a BRICS Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on standardisation. The MoU is meant to support information sharing, exchange of best practices, technical cooperation and capacity building. The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is India's National Standards Body. BRICS now comprises Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and the UAE.