Nobody knows why the state of Jharkhand does not make its presence felt at this international platform to seek investment. There is no officer ready to reply to this question.

In any case, through the platform of this Pavellion at Davos, Switzerland,‬‭‬‭ eight‬‭ states have made international headlines. Each of these states‬‭ are seeking‬ ‭ investment‬‭ opportunities‬‭ from‬‭ executives‬‭ of‬‭ companies‬‭ worldwide.‬‭ 

Jharkhand does not figure. However, Kerala,‬‭ Telangana,‬ ‭ Uttar‬‭ Pradesh,‬‭ Andhra‬‭ Pradesh,‬‭ Maharashtra,‬‭ Tamil‬‭ Nadu,‬‭ Karnataka,‬‭ and‬‭ West‬‭ Bengal‬‭ are‬ ‭ the states which have established their presence at WEF, 2025.‬ ‭ 

Davos‬‭ 2025‬‭ is convened ‬‭ under‬‭ ' ‬‭ Collaboration‬‭ for‬‭ the‬‭ Intelligent‬‭ Age‬‭.

The‬‭ 2025‬‭ meeting‬‭ is‬ ‭ being organized under five sub-themes:‬ ‭ 

● ‬‭ Reimagining growth,‬ ‭ 

● ‬‭ Industries in the intelligent age‬ ‭ 

● ‬‭ Investing in people‬ ‭ 

● ‬‭ Safeguarding the planet‬ ‭ 

● ‬‭ Rebuilding trust.‬ ‭ More‬‭ than‬‭ 350‬‭ governmental‬‭ leaders‬‭ are‬‭ expected‬‭ to‬‭ participate‬‭ this‬‭ year,‬‭ including‬‭ 60‬ ‭ heads of state and government.‬ ‭ 

India‬‭ Pavillion:‬‭ In‬‭ the‬‭ Indian‬‭ Pavillion,‬‭ Promenade‬‭ 67‬‭ features‬‭ UP ,‬‭ Telangana,‬‭ and‬‭ Kerala‬ ‭ pavilions.‬‭ 

Union‬‭ Ministers‬‭ Jayant‬‭ Chaudhary‬‭ and‬‭ Chirag‬‭ Paswan‬‭ will‬‭ be‬‭ there‬‭ in‬‭ addition‬‭ to‬ ‭ the‬‭ delegation‬‭ from‬‭ these‬‭ states.‬‭ Promenade‬‭ 73‬‭ features‬‭ Tamil‬‭ Nadu,‬‭ Maharashtra,‬‭ and‬ ‭ Andhra Pradesh pavilions.‬ ‭ 

State‬‭ Leaders:‬‭ Among‬‭ the‬‭ prominent‬‭ faces‬‭ from‬‭ the‬‭ states‬‭ present‬‭ at‬‭ Davos‬‭ 2025‬‭ are‬‭ The‬ ‭ Chief‬‭ Minister‬‭ of‬‭ Maharashtra,‬‭ Devendra‬‭ Fadnavis;‬‭ Minister‬‭ for‬‭ Industries,‬‭ Investment‬ ‭ Promotions, and Commerce in the Government of Tamil Nadu since 2023, Dr. TRB Rajaa.‬ ‭ Sectors:‬‭ The major sectors in which India is seeking investment include‬ ‭ 

● ‬‭ Ports and Logistics‬ ‭ 

● ‬‭ IT & Electronics‬ ‭ 

● ‬‭ Aerospace & Defence‬ ‭ 

● ‬‭ Automobile and EV‬ ‭ 

● ‬‭ Textile & Apparel‬ ‭ 

● ‬‭ Renewable Energy‬ ‭ 

● ‬‭ Agriculture & Food Processing‬ ‭

India‬‭ has‬‭ sent‬‭ its‬‭ largest-ever‬‭ delegation‬‭ to‬‭ the‬‭ World‬‭ Economic‬‭ Forum’s‬‭ (WEF)‬‭ Annual‬ ‭ Meeting‬‭ in‬‭ Davos,‬‭ comprising‬‭ five‬‭ union‬‭ ministers‬‭ and‬‭ three‬‭ state‬‭ chief‬‭ ministers.‬‭ Nearly‬ ‭ 100‬‭ CEOs‬‭ and‬‭ leaders‬‭ from‬‭ government,‬‭ civil‬‭ society,‬‭ and‬‭ the‬‭ arts‬‭ are‬‭ also‬‭ in‬‭ attendance‬‭ at‬ ‭ the event.‬ ‭ 

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On‬‭ 22nd‬‭ January,‬‭ Union‬‭ Minister‬‭ of‬‭ Railways,‬‭ Information‬‭ &‬‭ Broadcasting,‬‭ Electronics‬‭ and‬ ‭ IT ,‬‭ Sh.‬‭ Ashwini‬‭ Vaishnaw‬‭ made‬‭ a‬‭ presentation‬‭ on‬‭ the‬‭ Indian‬‭ Semiconductor‬‭ Ecosystem‬‭ to‬ ‭ Arvind Krishna, an Indian-American business executive and the chairman and CEO of IBM.‬ ‭ 

Andhra‬‭ Pradesh,‬‭ under‬‭ the‬‭ theme‬‭ of‬‭ Business‬‭ with‬‭ Speed‬‭ and‬‭ Innovation‬‭ ,‬‭ is‬‭ presenting‬ ‭ its‬‭ 1,054‬‭ KM‬‭ long‬‭ coastline,‬‭ business-friendly‬‭ policies,‬‭ and‬‭ 7‬‭ airports‬‭ as‬‭ USP‬‭ to‬‭ global‬ ‭ investors.‬‭ 

The‬‭ Andhra‬‭ CM‬‭ N‬‭ Chandrababu‬‭ Naidu‬‭ will‬‭ engage‬‭ with‬‭ top‬‭ executives‬‭ from‬ ‭ global‬‭ giants‬‭ such‬‭ as‬‭ Unilever,‬‭ DP‬‭ World‬‭ Group,‬‭ Petroleum‬‭ National‬‭ Berhad‬‭ (Petronas),‬ ‭ Google Cloud, PepsiCo, and AstraZeneca.‬ ‭ Telangana‬‭ CM‬‭ Revanth‬‭ Reddy‬‭ was‬‭ also‬‭ present‬‭ at‬‭ Davos.‬‭ 

“Telangana‬‭ means‬‭ business.‬‭ We‬ ‭ are‬‭ promoting‬‭ sectors‬‭ like‬‭ electric‬‭ vehicles,‬‭ semiconductors,‬‭ pharma,‬‭ and‬‭ infrastructure”‬ ‭ he said.‬ ‭ Global‬‭ companies‬‭ "really‬‭ want‬‭ to‬‭ involve‬‭ themselves"‬‭ with‬‭ India,‬‭ which‬‭ is‬‭ the‬‭ third-largest‬ ‭ domestic‬‭ market‬‭ in‬‭ the‬‭ world,‬‭ said‬‭ Civil‬‭ Aviation‬‭ Minister‬‭ Ram‬‭ Mohan‬‭ Naidu.‬‭

"They‬‭ are‬ ‭ aware‬‭ of‬‭ the‬‭ Viksit‬‭ Bharat‬‭ vision‬‭ we‬‭ have‬‭ envisaged‬‭ under‬‭ the‬‭ leadership‬‭ of‬‭ Prime‬‭ Minister‬ ‭ Narendra Modi, where we want to become the number 1 player," he said.‬ ‭ 

Maharashtra‬‭ presents‬‭ itself‬‭ as‬‭ The‬‭ Industrial‬‭ Powerhouse‬‭ of‬‭ India.‬‭ Maharashtra‬‭ CM‬ ‭ Devendra‬‭ Fadnavis‬‭ said‬‭ his‬‭ state‬‭ would‬‭ be‬‭ meeting‬‭ the‬‭ world‬‭ at‬‭ the‬‭ meeting‬‭ and‬‭ was‬ ‭ aspiring to break new ground on the global stage.‬

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