New Delhi World Book Fair 2026: Qatar becomes the Guest of Honour country

The 53rd edition of the New Delhi World Book Fair 2026 will be held from 10 to 18 January at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. This year, Qatar is the Guest of Honour country and Spain is the Focus Country.

• The 53rd edition of the New Delhi World Book Fair 2026 will be held from 10 to 18 January at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. This fair will bring together publishers, authors, readers and cultural personalities from India and around the world.
• He said that this year Qatar is the Guest of Honour country and Spain is the Focus Country. Mr. Malik said that there will also be a special pavilion for children in the book fair.

Organisers of the World Book Fair 2026

• This fair is organised by the National Book Trust, India (under the Ministry of Education, Government of India). ITPO (under the Ministry of Industry and Commerce) is the co-organiser/venue partner of the fair.
• In terms of publishing and book trade, India is the third largest country in the world. NDWBF provides exhibitors a unique opportunity to do business with this growing industry and is the gateway to India’s publishing and intellectual world.
• In the nine-day book fair, more than one thousand publishers representing more than 35 countries will participate. The Director of the National Book Trust, Yuvraj Malik, said that for the first time entry to the book fair is free.
• Mr. Malik said that this year the book fair will pay tribute to the Indian armed forces and their contribution to the nation after independence through the theme ‘Indian Military History: Bravery and Knowledge @ 75’.
• He said that this theme will be presented through a specially curated theme pavilion, which will be spread over one thousand square metres and will be designed by combining books, exhibitions, visual installations and live programmes.
• Through an exhibition of more than 500 books on Indian military history, defence and strategy, it will highlight the Army, Navy and Air Force not only as the guardians of India’s borders but also as pillars of national unity.