New Delhi, April 1 -- Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Raksha Nikhil Khadse attended the Esports Conclave 2025 organized by the Physical Education Foundation of India (PEFI) and supported by Krafton and Invest India, aimed to discuss the potential and future of Esports and its role in global leadership.

Esports was a medal sport at the last Asian Games in Hangzhou and it will be a medal sports at Nagoya, the next Games in 2026.

During the interaction Union MoS while highlighting the potential of esports in enhancing digital literacy, creating employment opportunities, underlined the government's dedication to turning esport into a mainstream sports discipline.

As of 2022, the number of eSports players in India was r...