The WEF has identified India as a partner since it is a key economic, political and social shaper of the 21st century's global, regional and industry systems.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi Tuesday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to tell people in Davos why one per cent of India's population has 73 per cent of its wealth.

Davos, to its critics, is the ultimate festival of bombast and empty sloganeering. Prior to this year's meeting of the World Economic Forum in the Swiss ski resort, the more cynical bits of Twitter were awash with mockery of the quotes that have marked previous iterations of the conference: such as "Goals are only wishes if you have a plan" (Melinda Gates), and "Let's...