India and Indian States hog limelight ahead of World Economic Forum meet
The Hindu
India sends largest-ever delegation to World Economic Forum in Davos, showcasing economic policy, digital transformation, and investment opportunities.
India's 'unity in diversity' will be on full display when the rich and powerful from across the world assemble for five days beginning Monday (January 20, 2025) for the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2025.
India is sending its biggest-ever contingent this time, comprising five Union Ministers, three Chief Ministers and Ministers from several other States alongside nearly 100 CEOs and other leaders including from the government, civil society and fields of art and culture.
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"In the World Economic Forum in Davos, there is a lot of interest in understanding our thought process, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's economic policy, digital transformation and the way India has created a new digital architecture under the Digital India programme," Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said before leaving for Davos as head of the Indian delegation.
"There will be a detailed discussion in the WEF Annual Meeting World Economic Forum about inclusive growth, investment in social, physical and digital infrastructure and democratising technology," he said.
Mr. Vaishnaw will be joined by his four colleagues from the council of ministers at the Centre — CR Patil, Chirag Paswan, Jayant Chaudhary and K Ram Mohan Naidu.
They would also be joined by chief ministers of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana -- Devendra Fadnavis, N Chandra Babu Naidu and A Revant Reddy, respectively.
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