Hyderabad, Nov 11 — About 1,000 delegates from 70 countries, including policymakers and prominent leaders from progressive movements, will attend the second Bharat Summit scheduled to be held in Hyderabad on November 13-14, news agency IANS reported. The event is being organised by the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee and coincides with first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru's 137th birth anniversary and India's 80th independence year.

Source: IANS via India Tribune

The summit will serve as a global platform for policymakers, intellectuals, activists and changemakers to exchange ideas, IANS reported. Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka will address the valedictory session. There will be 12 international sessions and eight sessions focused on Telangana.

Announcing the details at a press conference in Hyderabad on Wednesday, former Union External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid, along with Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, IT and Industries Minister D. Sridhar Babu and other Congress leaders, said the summit would focus on non-violence, mixed economic models, secular democracy and the principles of the Non-Aligned Movement under the theme 'Let's Create a New World', The News Trust reported.

Source: The News Trust

Khurshid said on Wednesday that the Bharat Summit 2026, to be held on November 13-14, will reflect the Congress party's take on foreign policy, ANI reported. Bhatti Vikramarka said 1,000 delegates from about 70 countries have expressed willingness to participate, and that Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Sam Pitroda and other leaders will take part.

Source: ANI via Indian Economic Observer