# 45th India International Trade Fair from November 14, over 3,500 exhibitors 2026-11-12T12:43:07+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 4 independent outlets Outlets counted: ddindia.co.in, economictimes.indiatimes.com, news9live.com, thehansindia.com The 45th India International Trade Fair (IITF) will be held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, from 14 to 27 November, with over 3,500 exhibitors and participation from 11 countries. Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will inaugurate the event on 13 November, the fair’s organiser India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) said. The first five days (14 to 18 November) are reserved for business visitors, general public entry begins 19 November. The fair is open 10 AM to 7:30 PM, with general entry until 5:30 PM. The theme is ‘Vikas aur Virasat’ (Development and Heritage). Participating countries include Thailand, Iran, China, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, the UAE, Ghana, Nepal, Afghanistan and Turkey. Partner states are Bihar, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, focus states are Assam, Delhi, Jharkhand and West Bengal. A Hall of Inspiration will showcase around 600 start-ups in deep-tech, agri-tech, drones, space, healthcare and edtech. The One District One Product Pavilion will feature crafts from 21 states. ITPO chairman Jawed Ashraf said footfall is expected to exceed the 18 lakh visitors recorded last year. General entry ticket price is Rs 100, senior citizens and children up to five years enter free. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The four sources cover IITF 2026 with uniform factual reporting, all state the dates, exhibitor count, participating countries and minister Piyush Goyal's inauguration on 13 November. Differences are minor: The Hans India names Ghana, Afghanistan and Turkey among the 11 countries, while News9 and Economic Times list Thailand, Iran, China, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the UAE, The Hans India adds Turkey and drops the UAE. Only DD India reports the general-entry ticket price increase from Rs 80 to Rs 100, a detail absent from the other three. No source adopts a critical or government-critical stance, every outlet frames the fair as a positive showcase of trade, heritage and start-ups, citing ITPO chairman Jawed Ashraf's expectation of surpassing 18 lakh visitors. The uniform coverage suggests the event is treated as a routine government-organised trade exhibition by all four outlets. ## Coverage Coverage: 4 sources, 4 neutral - news9live.com (neutral report) Uniform neutral-report, no criticism or government framing - economictimes.indiatimes.com (neutral report) Straight wire reporting, no slant - thehansindia.com (neutral report) Factual neutral-report, lists participation details - ddindia.co.in (neutral report) Neutral-report with ticket price detail from ITPO This brief was synthesised by AI from the 4 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Bharat Mandapam, IITF 2026, ITPO, Jawed Ashraf, Piyush Goyal Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/45th-india-international-trade-fair-from-november-14-over-3500-exhibitors/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/45th-india-international-trade-fair-from-november-14-over-3500-exhibitors/#story-in-brief Gate decision: pass (pass: linked qualifying outlets 4 of 4, relevance 7) Freshness: pass (fresh: newest qualifying source 2026-11-12 11:02Z (feed), 1.7 h old) Image: photograph. Source: https://images.news9live.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/india-international-trade-fair-2026.png?w=1280&enlarge=true. How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/