New Delhi, Aug. 1 -- Karnataka positioned itself as India's leading innovation and technology hub at the Bengaluru Tech Summit 2025, with senior state leaders making key announcements and highlighting the state's strides in policy, infrastructure, and global engagement.

Speaking at the event held in the national capital, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar underlined Bengaluru's growing global importance and the increasing demand for improved air connectivity to support the city's rapid economic expansion.

"Around 25 years ago, when Atal Bihari Vajpayee came to Bengaluru... he said that world leaders now first come to Bengaluru and then to Delhi... The same Airport's management has said that in the next 10 years, the number o...