At the Bharat Summit organised by the Congress party in Hyderabad, global policymakers and activists discussed social justice and inclusive growth — and joined a candlelight rally to condemn the Pahalgam attack.
The two-day ‘Bharat Summit’ organised by the Congress party in Hyderabad on Friday, April 26 was attended by delegates from around 100 countries including international political leaders, policymakers, and others working toward social justice and inclusive governance in technology and other sectors. At the event, the delegates also condemned the Pahalgam terror attack and expressed solidarity with India.
The convention opened with a panel discussion on ‘Gender Justice and a Feminist Future’ where Sweden’s former Minister for Foreign Affairs Ann Linde spoke about challenges in Europe, such as structural disincentives for working women. She called for tax reforms to promote gender equality and emphasised the need for universal access to childcare. “If families cannot combine work and parenting, gender equality will remain out of reach,” she said.
Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid also advocated for tax incentives to increase women’s participation in the workforce.
Undram Chinbat, a Member of Parliament from Mongolia, highlighted her country’s emphasis on STEM education for girls and climate-resilient training for rural women affected by desertification. She underscored the need for gender justice in climate policy frameworks.
Rabia Abdallah, a senior leader from Tanzania’s Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party, and other speakers stressed the importance of women’s leadership in political structures to ensure sustained justice.
The session also featured Monica Fein, a Socialist Party politician from Argentina, and Maria Alejandra Panay, Minister for Women Affairs from the Republic of Panama. It was moderated by Maharashtra Congress MP Praniti Sushilkumar Shinde.
Other key sessions at the summit included discussions on countering disinformation, youth politics, and international relations.
At a panel titled ‘Facts vs Fiction: Countering Disinformation’, Miapetra Kumpula-Natri, a former Member of the European Union Parliament, spoke on the EU’s policies for digital literacy, media regulation, and public education. “What is illegal offline must be illegal online,” she said, urging audiences to scrutinise how information is sourced and spread.
After the sessions, the delegates joined Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy in a candlelight rally to condemn the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam.
A statement issued on behalf of the delegates read: “We express our solidarity with the people of India and unequivocally condemn the terror attack in the strongest possible terms. Such acts of brutality against peaceful citizens have no place in society and are a direct assault on the constitutional values of unity, peace, and harmony.”
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