<h1>Parliamentary friendship groups to be established for enhanced diplomatic relations with multiple countries</h1> The Speaker announced plans to establish parliamentary friendship groups with various countries to enhance parliamentary diplomacy. This initiative emerged from recommendations made during recent multi-party delegation visits to 33 world capitals following military operations against terrorism. The Prime Minister reportedly supports institutionalizing these friendship groups. At a conference on parliamentary committees, the Speaker emphasized technology adoption for transparency and accountability in governance. Various state officials attended the conference, where discussions focused on improving committee effectiveness. The Speaker noted varying acceptance rates of committee recommendations across states, ranging from 15% to 97%, and announced plans to revive regular national conferences and training sessions for parliamentary committee members.