Davos 2025: Emerging economies make their mark

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The general mood is upbeat at this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF), though day one at Davos coincided with a flurry of executive orders by US President Donald Trump immediately after he took oath.

As several sessions at WEF are on climate change and global collaboration on artificial intelligence (AI) and sustainability, President Trump’s executive orders – which include the US’s withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord and all UN-led climate change agreements, the promise to increase oil production, and the repeal of the Biden-era AI policies – have made the upcoming sessions as well as the side chatter even more interesting. Also read | Steel, PVC, Trump tariffs, and China: How India can tackle the dumping crisis This year, the Indian government has perhaps its biggest contingent ever at Davos.

Ashwini Vaishnaw, union minister of information and broadcasting, railways and electronics, and information technology, and fellow union ministers C R Patil, K Ram Mohan Naidu and Chirag Paswan are leading the charge. Chief ministers N Chandrababu Naidu of Andhra Pradesh and Devendra Fadnavis of Maharashtra are also meeting investors from around the world.

Karnataka’s deputy chief minister D K Shivakumar and ministers from several other states are also expected to attend. Like every year, the Confederate of Indian Industry (CII) is at the forefront of representing Indian industry and positioning the country as an attractive investment destination.

Day one saw N Chandrababu Naidu share his vision for ‘Swaran Andhra by 2047’ and his plan to turn the state into a green-energy hub. His keynote address was followed by a panel discussion on making India globally competitive by encouraging green