Which country has chaired the first BRICS Sherpas meeting of 2022?

The correct answer is China.

Key Points

• The first BRICS Sherpas meeting of 2022 was held virtually on January 18-19, 2022.
• China has taken on the rotating chairmanship of BRICS in 2022.
• Program and priorities for the year were discussed during the meeting.
• India’s BRICS Sherpa was Mr. Sanjay Bhattacharyya.

Additional Information

• BRICS:
  • BRICS is a grouping of five major emerging economies —  Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. 
  • Since 2009, the governments of the BRICS states have met annually at formal summits.
  • India hosted the most recent 13th BRICS summit on 9 September 2021 virtually.
  • Originally the first four were grouped as "BRIC" before the induction of South Africa in 2010.