CISF handles movement of over 1,000 delegates during BRICS Summit

The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), and other security and aviation agencies managed the arrival and departure of 1,189 delegates from 26 countries during the BRICS Summit 2026, handling a total of 253 flight movements through the Indira Gandhi International Airport, and Air Force Station Palam.

Airport authorities facilitated 154 arrival movements involving 637 delegates and 99 departure movements involving 552 delegates during the summit, which was held from September 11-13.

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The delegations included 17 Heads of State and Heads of Government, along with Vice Presidents, Foreign Ministers, Cabinet Ministers, Heads of Delegation, and other senior officials.

The airport operation also involved the movement of judicial delegations from 16 countries, including 12 Chief Justices, whose visits were coordinated as part of the summit arrangements, the CISF official said.

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