Bengaluru, July 16 Union Minister for Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution, New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi said on Thursday that BRICS cooperation extends far beyond economic collaboration and now encompasses critical areas such as counter-terrorism, climate change, food and energy security, trade, technology and digital governance. He was speaking at the inauguration of the fifth summit of Heads of National Standards Bodies (NSBs) of the BRICS member nations, being held in Bengaluru under India's presidency.The two-day summit, themed "Cooperation in Standardisation under BRICS", has brought together heads of National Standards Bodies from all 11 BRICS member countries –…