More investments, less conflicts, pandemic-ready infra on agenda

Other key issues which may dominate five-day event include climate change, crypto currencies, role of multilateral institutions & inflation

DAVOS: With nearly 100 CEOs and over a dozen government leaders here for a rare springtime annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, the Indian contingent at this Swiss ski resort town is brimming with confidence when it comes to share their story of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and attracting more investments.

The government leaders and their associates are also confident that India will be able to tell the world that their approach towards the Ukraine crisis has been the most balanced, even as a vast majority of the world leaders who have congregated here are expected to take on Russia strongly for waging the war.

Several Indian CEOs, as well as government leaders, also feel that there is a strong need to focus on creating the necessary infrastructure for fighting any future pandemic and also to effectively defeat the existing one. Other key issues, they feel, which will dominate the five-day event include climate change, cryptocurrencies, role of multilateral institutions, and rising costs across the world.