India, June 5 -- Urbanisation isn't a threat-it's a launchpad for innovation, equity, and sustainability, said MP and former Union minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on Wednesday, as speakers at Urban Adda 2025 weighed in on how Indian cities can become future-ready and inclusive.

Rathore, delivering the keynote address on Day 2 of the national dialogue, said the country's demographic shift must be harnessed to reimagine cities. "By 2047, over 50% of India will be urban. This isn't a threat-it's an opportunity to reimagine our cities as engines of equity, innovation, and sustainability. Every day, 30 people migrate to cities in Rajasthan alone from rural areas. We're not just keeping pace-we're setting the pace," he said.

But as urban ...