Congress leaders at a discussion during the Bharat Summit in Hyderabad on Friday.
Congress leaders Salman Khurshid with Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, Rajya Sabha MP Renuka Chowdhury, BC Welfare and Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar and others during the Bharat Summit 2025 ‘Delivering Global Justice’: Congress Asserts Moral Leadership at the HICC Novotel in Hyderabad on Friday.
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NAGARA GOPAL
Hyderabad
Former Union Minister Salman Khurshid said that as the world is being churned into a new global order, progressive liberal values cherished by the Congress assume significance, and the new global order embraces liberal and progressive thought.
Speaking to reporters at the Global Summit, along with Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, Ministers D. Sridhar Babu, Ponnam Prabhakar and others, Mr. Khurshid hoped the summit would become a regular feature in the years to come, propagating progressive thoughts. He said the Bharat Summit was an initiative of the Telangana government and this would help build the global profile of Telangana adding to the global stature of India.
He said Data and analysis were essential to achieve the vision of social justice, and like-minded countries have shown great support by participating and sharing the values. He termed the event as a progressive alliance.
Mr. Vikramarka said the discussions have been held around youth empowerment, social justice, and the rise of Telangana. “Through this summit, we are also promoting Telangana as an investment destination. Our government’s welfare initiatives have been widely discussed,” he said, explaining how Telangana government was making its global footprint visible by securing investments from across the world.
The first day of the summit had different sessions including one on Gender Justice and a Feminist Future attended by Ann Linde, Former Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden; Rabia Abdallah, senior leader from Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party in Tanzania; Monica Fein, a Socialist Party politician in Argentina; Hamid Maysoon; Wael Alatoom; Maria Alejandra Panay, Minister for Women Affairs, Republic of Panama; and Undram Chinbat, a Member of Parliament from Mongolia.
Former Union Minister M.M. Pallam Raju highlighted policy frameworks like the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), the Right to Education Act, and Telangana’s Mahalakshmi Scheme, which provides free bus rides to women.
Power of youth
The session on ‘Youth & Politics of Tomorrow’ was attended by Uday Bhanu Chib; Varun Choudhary; Arena Williams, a woman MP from New Zealand; Liinesh Selluandan; Marina Hay; James Steve Serrano; Jesus Tapia. They argued that youth are not just change-makers but the foundation for a better future, and involving young people in political institutions creating opportunities within current systems was important.
Published – April 25, 2025 11:07 pm IST
