BRICS Youth Summit 2026 Opens in Gandhinagar as Harsh Sanghavi Highlights Gujarat’s Innovation Journey

Source: Gujarati Jagran | Original Published At: 2026-08-19 10:30:00 UTC

Key Points

• The BRICS Youth Summit 2026 opened in Gandhinagar with youth representatives from 11 countries.
• Harsh Sanghavi highlighted Gujarat's development from the spinning wheel to GIFT City, semiconductors and space technology.
• Sanghavi said Gujarat's STI Policy 2026–31 includes a ₹1,000 crore innovation fund available to young entrepreneurs from India and abroad.
• The Friends of My Bharat portal and a digital compendium of volunteering practices were launched during the event.