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WEF 2026: India readies power-packed presence before global elite

India's delegation includes over 100 CEOs and multiple ministers attending panels on economic growth and global dialogue at the WEF Annual Meeting 2026.

  • On Monday , India is sending a high-level delegation, including four Union Ministers and six Chief Ministers, to the five-day WEF Annual Meeting in Davos.
  • Under the summit theme, India seeks to promote its economic and corporate interests, including at the panel `Can India become the third largest economy in the world` during discussions framed by `a spirit of dialogue`.
  • Major Indian business leaders expected include Mukesh Ambani, N Chandrasekaran, and Sanjiv Bajaj, while Smriti Zubin Irani and Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Rameshbhai Sanghavi will also attend alongside delegations from Uttar Pradesh and Kerala.
  • India's large delegation stands to shape global economic discussions and investment talks at WEF, alongside U.S. President Donald Trump, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, and World Bank President Ajay S Banga.
  • Inter-Party composition is notable as leaders from BJP, Congress, Telugu Desam Party and allies attend while Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar dropped out amid record 400 political leaders and large China and Pakistan delegations.
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The Hindu broke the news in India on Sunday, January 18, 2026.
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