Political leaders, former Ministers, diplomats, policymakers and academics from nearly 70 countries are expected to participate in the Bharat Summit 2026, scheduled to be held in Hyderabad on November 13 and 14.

Foreign delegates are scheduled to visit the Telangana Legislative Assembly, Legislative Council and other important locations in Hyderabad on November 12. The summit will conclude on November 14 with addresses by Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.

The event is also expected to provide an opportunity for the State government to showcase its development initiatives ahead of the Invest Telangana Global Summit, scheduled to be held from December 7 to 9.

Sources said Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has been making efforts to position Hyderabad as a global destination for international conferences, investment summits and policy discussions. Mr. Reddy has also proposed holding a mini World Economic Forum in Hyderabad every June or July, on the lines of the annual meeting in Davos, to bring together global business leaders, economists and policymakers.

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.

Announcing the event at a press conference here on Tuesday, the chairman of the Congress party’s Foreign Affairs Department, Mr. 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.

The summit will also discuss the implications of artificial intelligence, cloud capitalism and challenges to democratic institutions, as well as explore greater cooperation between countries of the Global North and Global South.

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.