New Delhi, Nov. 10 -- The Congress ruled Telangana government will host Bharat Summit 2026 in Hyderabad on November 13 and 14.
The two-day event will focus on democracy, social and economic justice, climate change, gender equality, foreign policy and the changing global order.
Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid, Telangana minister Sridhar Babu, TPCC president Mahesh Kumar Goud and CWC member Gurdeep Sappal announced the summit.
Talks will also cover artificial intelligence, cloud capitalism and democratic institutions. The summit will also try to build closer cooperation between the Global North and the Global South.
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra have been invited, Congress leader Salman Khurshid, said.
Telangana minister Sridhar Babu said special sessions under the 'Telangana Rising' theme would showcase the state's development work. These sessions will also look at urbanisation, economic and social justice, welfare, federalism, culture, youth and sports.
According to Sappal, the idea of an international think tank of progressive parties from across the world came up during Rahul Gandhi's visit to Germany last year. Its aim is to address the challenges of the changing global order. He said divisive forces driven by hatred had emerged across the globe over the past fifteen years and needed to be challenged and countered.
The summit, Khurshid said, will give international delegates a chance to exchange ideas, build partnerships and discuss shared responses to the challenges facing the world.
Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Millennium Post.