Indian 'tadka' to spice up Davos meet

The annual Swiss jamboree will begin in Davos on Monday. The evening will also see a ballet performance, while India will host the 'welcome reception' with the country's "exquisite cuisine and age-old Yoga heritage as well as the spirit of a young, innovative New India".

Over 3,000 world leaders from business, politics, art, academia and civil society will attend the 48th World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting over the next five days where the Indian presence will be the largest ever with over 130 participants.

WEF Chairman Klaus Schwab will declare the summit open with a welcome message on the meeting's theme, 'Creating a Shared Future in a Fractured World'.

It will be followed by honouring Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan, Australian actress Cate Blanchett and legendary musician Elton John with the annual 'Crystal Awards' for their respective work towards improving the state of the world.

The official sessions will begin on Tuesday when Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver the 'opening plenary', during which he is expected to pitch India as an open economy that is ready for investments from across the world and also as a major engine to drive the global economic growth.