Or in how “VIPs” and various functionaries hogged the limelight and blocked product developers and AI enthusiasts from attending the summit on some days. Then there was a protest by some activists of the Indian Youth Congress (of the Congress party) who staged a non-violent “flash mob”-like protest against the India-U.S. interim trade deal. Granted, the Congress party’s use of the summit’s media coverage and the venue to stage a protest was inappropriate. It is difficult not to read the charges framed against the Youth Congress activists in the same light. The police must desist from filing unrelated and outrageous charges against the activists and courts adjudicating on such cases of dissent — including those against the Youth Congress activists — must quash these FIRs forthwith.

Source: The Hindu February 28, 2026 00:11 UTC