Bharat Summit 2026

Bharat Summit 2026 is a two day international conference organised by the Indian National Congress in Hyderabad on 13 and 14 November 2026. ThePrint reported that the party billed it as the second edition and expected about 1,000 delegates from 70 countries, including policymakers and leaders from progressive movements. Salman Khurshid, who chairs the party’s Foreign Affairs Department, announced it.

The themes listed for the event include a new world order, technology and artificial intelligence in democracies, South to South cooperation, economic justice, multilateralism and geopolitics. Congress planned to launch a global think tank called “Our World” there. The Hans India reported that the programme has a plenary, international panels, Telangana panels, an expo and a valedictory session, with Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, due to address the valedictory session on 14 November.

The summit has drawn a political row. Union minister G. Kishan Reddy and the Telangana BJP criticised it and announced black flag protests against Gandhi’s visit. The Hans India carried no reply from Congress or the Telangana government to those allegations at the time of writing.

Sources: ThePrint, The Hans India.