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Bharat Summit-2026 to Explore Alternatives to Hate-Driven Politics and Economic and Social Policies
Bharat Summit-2026 to Explore Alternatives to Hate-Driven Politics and Economic and Social Policies
Hyderabad, November 11 The second edition of the Bharat Summit-2026 will be held in Hyderabad from November 12 to 14, with the objective of exploring alternatives to the divisive, violent economic, political and social policies pursued by right-wing forces across the world.
The three-day summit aims to promote discussions on non-violence, mixed economic policies and the principles of the Non-Aligned Movement, and work towards developing alternatives to the prevailing policies. Hosted by the Telangana government, the summit is expected to bring together nearly 1,000 participants, including policymakers, government officials, progressive thinkers, opposition leaders and representatives of political parties from around 70 countries, including India.
The details of the summit were announced at a press conference held at the Novotel Hotel in HITEX, Hyderabad, on Wednesday. AICC Foreign Affairs Department Chairman Salman Khurshid, Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, IT and Industries Minister D. Sridhar Babu, AICC Administration Department In-charge Gurdeep Singh Sappal, and TPCC President and MLC B. Mahesh Kumar Goud addressed the media.
Speaking on the occasion, Salman Khurshid said India had given the world the principles of non-violence, the Non-Aligned Movement, a mixed economy and progressive thought. He stressed that these principles were more relevant than ever and that there was a need to reaffirm their importance before the international community. He recalled that the Congress had followed these principles since Independence.
He said secular democracy was as essential to the world today as it was to India. However, the divisive policies pursued by right-wing forces were undermining these values and creating unrest across societies. The Bharat Summit would provide an opportunity to discuss these challenges and work towards formulating alternative policies, he added.
Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka asserted that there was no place for politics of hatred or divisive economic and social policies in India. He said the summit would serve as an important platform to deliberate on alternatives to such policies and explore ways to implement them.
Drawing a parallel with the World Economic Forum in Davos, where industrialists and business leaders discuss investments and formulate future economic strategies, Bhatti expressed the hope that Hyderabad would emerge as a similar global platform for deliberations on alternative economic, social and political policies to counter the approaches of right-wing forces.
IT and Industries Minister D. Sridhar Babu said 12 sessions would be organised during the summit to deliberate on various issues and challenges confronting the world today.
TPCC President Mahesh Kumar Goud said the Congress remained committed to the principles and policies followed by India's first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, since Independence.
AICC Administration Department In-charge Gurdeep Singh Sappal said the world urgently needed the path shown by Mahatma Gandhi and other great leaders of the Congress as an alternative to the dangerous policies being pursued in several parts of the world today.
On the occasion, former Union External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid unveiled the summit's logo, carrying the theme Let Us Create a New World'.
MP Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy, Samruddha Bharat Foundation Director Pushparaj Deshpande, MLA Makkan Singh Raj Thakur and others attended the press conference.
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