The Telangana government will host the Bharat Summit 2026 in Hyderabad on November 13 and 14, bringing together political leaders, policymakers, academics, business representatives and civil society members from around 70 countries to discuss global challenges and international cooperation.
The event will also mark the 137th birth anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru on November 14.
Salman Khurshid, said the deliberations would focus on democracy, social and economic justice, climate change, gender equality, foreign policy and the changing global order. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra have been invited to attend, he said. Telangana Minister Sridhar Babu said special sessions under the theme ‘Telangana Rising’ would showcase the State’s development initiatives and discuss urbanisation, welfare, federalism, culture and youth affairs. Congress Working Committee member Gurdeep Sappal said the idea of an international think-tank involving progressive political parties had emerged during Mr Gandhi’s visit to Germany last year, against the backdrop of a changing global order. Earlier reporting noted: Congress to host second Bharat Summit in Hyderabad from Nov 12 to 14; 70 countries to attend The Congress on Tuesday announced the second edition of the Bharat Summit, an international gathering of “progressive” political leaders, policymakers and thinkers, bringing together more than 1,000 delegates from 70 countries in Hyderabad from November 12 to 14. Earlier reporting noted: “We hope and expect that the event will reflect Shri Rahul Gandhi’s vision for India and the world of tomorrow, the emergence of a new global order, and how the country should navigate it,” senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid added.
Earlier reporting noted: The three-day summit, hosted by the Congress-led Telangana government, will focus on global political and economic developments, democratic values, and cooperation between countries of the Global South and Global North. Announcing the event at a press conference here on Tuesday, the chairman of the Congress party’s Foreign Affairs Department, Mr.
