The BRICS Sherpa meeting under the Presidency of Brazil was held in Curitiba, Brazil between 14-15 March 2019. T S Tirumurti, Secretary (ER) in the Ministry of External Affairs, led the Indian delegation. Brazil has identified countering terrorism as one of its priority areas for BRICS under its presidency.
About:
Who are they? A Sherpa is a personal representative of the leader of a member country at an international Summit meeting such as the G8, G20, the Nuclear Security Summit etc.
Task: The Sherpa engages in planning, negotiation and implementation tasks through the Summit. They coordinate the agenda, seek consensus at the highest political levels, and participate in a series of pre-Summit consultations to help negotiate their leaders’ positions.
Who are appointed Sherpas? Sherpas are career diplomats or senior government officials appointed by the leaders of their countries.
Etymology: The term is derived from the Nepalese Sherpa people, who serve as guides for mountaineers in the Himalayas.
Sous Sherpas: There is only one Sherpa per Summit for each member country; he/she is assisted by several sous Sherpas.
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