Hyderabad:Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge are likely to attend the three-day ‘Bharat Summit 2026–Telangana Rising’, being hosted by the Telangana government at HITEX in Hyderabad from November 12 to 14.
About 450 delegates from 100 countries, including political leaders, policymakers, academics, business leaders and civil society representatives, are expected to participate in the international summit.
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Kharge are likely to be the chief guests at the concluding session on November 14 and address the gathering, party sources said.
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka will deliver the welcome addresses on November 12.
The summit, aimed at protecting democracy and shaping a new global policy framework, will focus on AI, cloud capitalism, climate change, gender justice and foreign policy. It is being organised as India marks 80 years since Independence and the 137th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
Priyanka Gandhi and former Union minister Salman Khurshid are scheduled to address a plenary on ‘Navigating the New World Order’ on November 13.
Congress leaders Shashi Tharoor, Sam Pitroda and Praniti Shinde, along with state ministers, are expected to attend the opening-day welcome dinner.
The summit will bring together representatives from countries including the Netherlands, Italy, Brazil, Thailand, Japan, the United States and Congo.
Special ‘Telangana Rising’ sessions will showcase the state’s development initiatives, with discussions on Future City, urbanisation, economic justice, social justice, welfare, federalism, culture, youth and sports.
State ministers D. Sridhar Babu, Ponnam Prabhakar, Seethakka, N. Uttam Kumar Reddy, Adluri Laxman Kumar, G. Vivek Venkataswamy, Vakiti Srihari and Mohammed Azharuddin are among those scheduled to participate.
Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and Sridhar Babu will also hold round-table meetings with global investors as part of efforts to attract investment and strengthen international partnerships.
The summit will seek to promote cooperation between the Global North and South and evolve joint action on environmental protection.
An ‘India and the World’ exhibition will highlight the Congress’s 140-year history and rights-based welfare initiatives, including the Right to Information Act, employment guarantee scheme and Right to Education Act.
Special arrangements will also be made to showcase Telangana’s arts, culture and handloom products to international delegates.
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