A number of leaders are skipping this week’s World Economic Forum in Davos, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

The World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2025 commenced today, January 20, in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, bringing together over 3,000 global leaders from government, business, and civil society to address critical challenges and set the global agenda.

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It means that we are in a polarized, fragmented world where we see less cooperation than in the past, and more competition. There is more focus on national interest. That is a challenge, as many of the biggest problems we face need global solutions.

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