The Indian Parliamentary Delegation, led by Shri Harivansh, Hon’ble Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha, continued its participation in the 153rd Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Arusha, Tanzania, on the fifth and final day of the Assembly, 9 October 2026.

The Indian Parliamentary Delegation, led by Shri Harivansh, Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, participated in the final day of the 153rd Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Arusha, Tanzania, on October 9, 2026. During the meeting of the Governing Council, Indian delegates cast their three allocated votes in the election for the President of the IPU, which resulted in the election of Mr. Milton Dick, Speaker of the House of Representatives of Australia. The Assembly also adopted the Arusha Communiqué, a resolution on inclusive social development and the rights of persons with disabilities, and an emergency resolution on climate-related disasters.