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The Future Investment Initiative debuted in 2017 as a showcase for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's dream of diversifying the economy of the world's largest crude exporter away from oil.

It has been India's year on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, with genuine global interest in the India growth story, a clear outlier to the overall state of global growth.

Given the heavy snowfall and significant traffic on the way to Davos this year, it became apparent that opting for the hour's helicopter flight from Geneva was a practical choice.

Union Minister Smriti Irani said today that data about women have thrown up a stunning story of enterprise at the grassroots.

The Indian economy is expected to touch real GDP growth of seven per cent next year, Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das told NDTV Thursday on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Pakistan's caretaker Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar will cut short his visit to the World Economic Forum in Davos after Islamabad announced strikes in Iran, the government said.

The paths of two influential women of Indian origin crossed at the 54th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos. International Monetary Fund's Deputy Managing Director chief Gita Gopinath and Chanel CEO Leena Nair captured the moment with

Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi prioritised sanitation and women's dignity.

The sudden risk in navigating the maritime routes of the Red Sea is a matter of concern, but "there is enough wisdom around" to not allow the situation to escalate, Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri has told NDTV.

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw spoke to NDTV on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum summit in Davos, Switzerland, and said the regulation of Artificial Intelligence is an important issue and there are global concerns

Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy led his state's delegation at the World Economic Forum (WEF) summit in Switzerland's ski-town Davos on Tuesday and brought home a huge cache of investments.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was briefly stranded in Davos on Wednesday after his plane experienced a "critical failure" related to an oxygen leak and another plane is being flown to Switzerland to pick him up,

Iran's foreign minister said on Wednesday that attacks against Israel and its interests by the "Axis of Resistance" will stop if the Gaza war ends, warning that the conflict could heighten tensions across the Middle East.

RBI governor Shaktikanta Das did not give any statement supporting the growth and acceptance of crypto in India. While praising the growth of India’s banking sector, Das said crypto is highly speculative, which is a matter of concern.

Supply cuts by OPEC , costly shipments from some traditional Middle East suppliers and geopolitical tension is driving India, the world's third biggest oil importer, to diversify its crude sources and accelerate its energy transition

Iran fired missiles at Pakistan's Balochistan province on Tuesday night, just hours after Pakistan's caretaker Prime Minister met the Iranian Foreign Minister in Davos. Pakistan's Anwaar ul Haq Kakar met Iran's Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Tuesday in Davos the Chinese economy was open for business and highlighted its potential for foreign investment as its vast population becomes rapidly more urban and its middle class is forecast to grow.

The main business of the World Economic Forum kicks off on Tuesday with a speech by Chinese Premier Li Qiang top of the agenda.

In a sudden shift, artificial intelligence (AI) has pushed cryptocurrency firms aside at the 2024 World Economic Forum and has been seen dominating the main strip in Davos, as reported by the CNBC.

India is currently seeing an "exponential growth" and can end up a "10 trillion US dollar economy maybe in a decade," Borge Brende, the President of the World Economic Forum told NDTV in an exclusive interview today.