Hyderabad, November 11, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will present his vision for India and the world, including an alternative foreign policy approach, at the second Bharat Summit to be held in Hyderabad from November 12 to 14.
The Congress leader is scheduled to address the valedictory session on November 14. According to the summit’s agenda paper, he will outline a foreign policy vision based on principled multilateralism, strategic autonomy, peaceful coexistence and democratic values.
The agenda describes his vision as one in which India speaks with moral clarity and strategic confidence, builds partnerships rather than lectures others, and represents the aspirations of the Global South in international decision-making.
Organised by the Telangana government, the three-day summit is being positioned as a major international gathering of progressive leaders following electoral outcomes in Brazil, Hungary and Serbia, and immediately after the US midterm elections. More than 1,000 delegates from 70 countries, including policymakers, political leaders, thinkers and changemakers, are expected to participate.
The summit will feature 12 international sessions and eight Telangana Rising sessions covering multilateral reforms, South-South cooperation, global peace, economic cooperation, climate justice, artificial intelligence, the future of media, youth, gender justice and democratic renewal. A Global South-Global North platform and the launch of the Our World Institute are also planned for the concluding session.
The event is being organised with the support of Indian Overseas Congress Chairperson Sam Pitroda and the Congress Foreign Affairs Department.
Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka said at a press conference on Wednesday that democracy, non-violence and non-alignment would be among the summit’s central themes. He expressed confidence that Hyderabad could emerge as an international platform for discussions on political, social and economic policies, similar to Davos’s role in economic and investment discussions.
He said the summit was being organised to uphold democratic values amid rising global violence, hatred and divisive tendencies. He also noted its significance in the run-up to the 80th Independence Day celebrations and the birth anniversary of India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru.
IT and Industries Minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu and former Union Minister Salman Khurshid also addressed the press conference. They highlighted the continuing relevance of Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy of non-violence, Nehru’s non-alignment policy and the mixed economic model.
The Congress leaders expressed concern over what they described as attempts in several countries to treat opposition parties as enemies and eliminate their political leadership. They also stressed the need to protect every citizen’s right to vote, opposing attempts to disenfranchise eligible voters under the SIR process.
Telangana Congress chief Mahesh Kumar Goud, AICC Administration In-charge Gurdeep Singh Sappal, MP Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy and Samruddha Bharat Foundation Director Pushparaj Deshpande were also present at the press conference.
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