UAE & Telangana Partner for ‘Bharat Future City’ at WEF 2026; Saudi Firm to Hire 5,000 via Skills Uni

It’s Wednesday, January 21, 2026, and if you’ve been tracking the “Telangana Rising” mission at Davos, you know the state just secured a massive win. While everyone else is talking about AI, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy is busy building a whole new world from scratch. Or nothing.

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The big headline from Tuesday’s World Economic Forum (WEF) is the UAE joining forces with Telangana to turn Bharat Future City into a top-tier global hub.¹ Let’s be real—30,000 acres of “Net-Zero” smart city is an ambitious play, but with the UAE’s Minister of Economy, Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, proposing a joint task force, this project just got a lot of jet fuel. Those too.

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The “Future City” Blueprint: Field Notes

It’s an ongoing situation where Hyderabad isn’t just expanding—it’s evolving. Here’s the ground reality from the Davos meetings:

• The “Net-Zero” Dream: Bharat Future City is being pitched as India’s first greenfield smart city with zero emissions.² The thing is, it’s not just a housing colony. We’re talking dedicated zones for AI, Health, and Education.

• Global Heavyweights: The thing is, the UAE isn’t the first one to the party. Marubeni and Sembcorp are already in.³ And here’s the kicker—Reliance’s Vantara is officially setting up a massive zoo there.⁴ Or nothing.

• The 3 Trillion Target: The CM outlined the “Telangana Rising 2047” vision.⁵ Let’s be real, turning the state into a $3 trillion economy is a steep hill, but securing partners like the UAE is a hell of a start.

• The Food Cluster: Al Marri specifically sought a strategic link between the UAE food cluster and Telangana’s agriculture.⁶ The thing is, they want to secure their food supply while boosting our rural economy. Those too.

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The Davos 2026 Partnership Tracker

And Here’s the Kicker…

The thing is, it’s not just about the big buildings. The Saudi conglomerate Expertise is basically setting up a “talent pipeline” with the Young India Skills University (YISU).¹⁰ They need 5,000 people a year for petrochemical and oil & gas roles. Or nothing. It’s an ongoing situation where Telangana is moving from “giving degrees” to “guaranteeing jobs.” Those too.

One side comment—Google’s Sanjay Gupta also met the team to talk about “preventive steps” for soil health.¹¹ The thing is, the delegation is worried about farmers over-using fertilizers. Let’s be real, a Google-powered farm in the middle of a Net-Zero city is a pretty wild vision for 2047.

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