Hyderabad, Dec. 9 -- Stating that Telangana, the youngest state in the country, was drawing inspiration from the development models of larger economies like China, Japan, Germany, South Korea and Singapore, chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday declared that the state was gearing up to compete with these countries.

Speaking at the inauguration of two-day Telangana Rising Global Summit 2025 at Bharat Future City on the outskirts of Hyderabad, the chief minister cited GuangDong province in China as an example of rapid transformation.

"Guang-Dong's economy is the largest for any province in China. In just around 20 years, they have achieved the highest investment and growth in the world. We want to replicate the same model in Telangana,...