Davos 2025: Team Donald Trump dominates 55th annual WEF meet; all eyes on 47th POTUS oath today

Davos, the highest municipality successful Europe, has erstwhile again go the centre of planetary attraction arsenic the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Annual Meeting 2025 begins today, Monday (January 20, 2025) successful the snow-clad Swiss Alps. The five-day lawsuit is acceptable to witnesser implicit 3,000 leaders from much than 130 countries engaging successful discussions to code captious planetary challenges, including economical growth, technological transformation, and clime action. 

Adding to the planetary buzz, US President-elect Donald Trump volition beryllium inaugurated for different word astatine 12 p.m. Eastern Time connected the westbound beforehand of the US Capitol. The ceremony, coinciding with the opening time of the WEF, has sparked discussions among planetary leaders and experts gathered successful Davos. A peculiar sheet featuring Stanford historiographer Niall Ferguson and journalists Mina Al-Oraibi, Gerard Baker, Zanny Minton Beddoes, and Sam Jacobs volition research the implications of Trump’s caller medication connected planetary practice and economical policies. 

India’s largest delegation paves its way

With Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw starring the contingent, India is poised to marque a beardown content astatine Davos with its largest-ever delegation, which includes 5 national ministers, 3 authorities main ministers, astir 100 CEOs, and representatives from civilian nine and the arts.

“The Prime Minister of India has focused connected inclusive improvement that brings transformative changes successful the lives of those astatine the bottommost of the pyramid. From fiscal inclusion done slope accounts to providing indispensable services similar toilets, state connections, pat water, and improving infrastructure successful some agrarian and municipality areas, this is thing which the satellite wants to understand," said Vaishnaw. 

Alongside him, ministers CR Patil, Chirag Paswan, Jayant Chaudhary, and K Ram Mohan Naidu are poised to sermon inclusive maturation and concern successful cardinal sectors. 

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is focusing connected cementing Maharashtra’s presumption arsenic a trillion-dollar economy, with plans to motion MoUs successful sectors specified arsenic semiconductors, electrical vehicles, pharmaceuticals, and textiles. Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu aims to item the state’s infrastructure and business-friendly situation to pull planetary investments, branding the portion arsenic a premier destination. Telangana CM A. Revanth Reddy is besides portion of this robust Indian delegation. 

Global giants stitchery to tackle geopolitical and economical challenges

The WEF Annual Meeting 2025 has attracted implicit 350 authorities leaders, including 60 heads of authorities and government, alongside 1,600 concern leaders and experts. Discussions volition revolve astir revitalising planetary economies, fostering inclusive growth, and addressing clime challenges amidst geopolitical tensions. 

President and CEO of WEF, Børge Brende, underlined the value of innovative and cooperative approaches to tackle the world's pressing issues. The lawsuit volition besides diagnostic the Crystal Awards ceremony, recognising taste leaders who person made exceptional contributions toward inclusivity and societal change.