Telangana to host Bharat Summit in Hyderabad November 13-14

The Telangana government is scheduled to host the Bharat Summit in Hyderabad on November 13 and 14, with Congress leaders presenting it as a forum for the party’s foreign-policy outlook and international discussion. The planned agenda includes global challenges, foreign policy and the changing world order.

Salman Khurshid, chairman of the Congress party’s Foreign Affairs Department, said the summit would explain how the party views international relations. He described its approach as rooted in nonalignment and guided by inclusion, human dignity, ethics and values. Khurshid said those qualities were lacking in the current government’s foreign-policy approach, but did not elaborate on the criticism.

Organisers plan to bring together political leaders, policymakers, academics, business representatives and civil society members. Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka said about 1,000 delegates from around 70 countries had expressed willingness to participate. That figure describes stated interest, not confirmed attendance.

The announced discussions include democracy, social and economic justice, climate change, gender equality, artificial intelligence, democratic...