The Telangana summit, Bharat Summit 2026–Telangana Rising, is scheduled to bring about 450 delegates from 100 countries to Hyderabad for discussions on urbanisation, Future City initiatives, climate change, artificial intelligence and global policy from November 12 to 14.
Hosted by the Telangana government at HITEX, the three-day event is expected to include political leaders, policymakers, academics, business leaders and civil society representatives. Delegates from the Netherlands, Italy, Brazil, Thailand, Japan, the United States and Congo are among those expected to participate.
The summit will open with welcome addresses by Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on November 12. The programme will also include a welcome dinner, state-focused sessions and discussions on economic justice, social justice, welfare, federalism, culture, youth and sports.
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge are likely to attend. Rahul Gandhi and Kharge are expected to be the chief guests at the concluding session on November 14, where they are scheduled to address the gathering, according to party sources cited by Deccan Chronicle.
The urban agenda is centred on special Telangana Rising sessions that will showcase the state’s development initiatives. These sessions are expected to examine Future City plans and the wider challenges of urbanisation. The supplied programme details do not specify individual projects, locations, funding commitments or implementation timelines for the Future City discussions.
The summit will also focus on artificial intelligence, cloud capitalism, gender justice and foreign policy. Its stated objective is to protect democracy, shape a new global policy framework and promote cooperation between the Global North and South. Environmental protection and joint action are expected to form part of those discussions.
Investment and international partnerships will be addressed through round-table meetings involving Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and state minister D. Sridhar Babu. The meetings are intended to attract global investors and strengthen international partnerships, although the organisers have not provided details of specific investment proposals or expected financial commitments in the information available.
Several Telangana ministers are scheduled to participate, including Ponnam Prabhakar, Seethakka, N. Uttam Kumar Reddy, Adluri Laxman Kumar, G. Vivek Venkataswamy, Vakiti Srihari and Mohammed Azharuddin. Congress leaders Shashi Tharoor, Sam Pitroda and Praniti Shinde are also expected to attend the opening-day programme.
The event will include an ‘India and the World’ exhibition presenting the Congress’s 140-year history and rights-based welfare initiatives, including the Right to Information Act, the employment guarantee scheme and the Right to Education Act. Telangana’s arts, culture and handloom products will also be showcased to international delegates.
The summit’s concluding programme is scheduled for November 14. Further details on resolutions, investment outcomes or formal policy commitments are expected to depend on the discussions held during the event.
