India will be $ 25 trillion powerhouse by 2050: Gautam Adani

Assuming students at the Indian Institute of Management Lucknow, the President of the Adani Group said that India will grow financially in the coming years.
“I can say with the belief that your most productive years will match India’s most powerful years. Your career and our country will grow together, you will not look at 5 or 10 trillion economy, you will be looking at India which will be 25 trillion powerhouse by 2050.”
Adani shared clear reflections on his journey, taking the audience through challenges, risks and bold decisions, which shaped his business empire.
Recalling the early days of the Mundra port, Adani said, “When I first announced my intention to build a port, most people thought that I had lost my mind … When I presented the idea, some bankers laughed laughing and how do you expect us to do nothing?”
Mundra Port in Gujarat, the largest private port, sets a new benchmark by becoming the first Indian port to handle more than 200 million metric tons (MMT) of Cargo. This achievement was achieved in 2024-25.
The company said in a statement in April that Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) recorded its highest cargo handling in March 2025, processing 41.5 million tonnes and registering an annual growth of 9 percent.
He also talked about Dharavi redevelopment, one of the most ambitious urban renewal projects in India.
“Dharavi is the largest slum in Asia … every time I fly to Mumbai, the slums bottom bother my conscience, because no nation can actually arise when many of its people live without dignity. For those one million people who helped to build Mumbai, but never benefited from Mumbai, but said” Adani said “

The proposed master plan is an attempt to build on the current characteristics of Dharavi and create a world -class district for Dharvikar and create a new heart for Mumbai.
The Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP) is a unique opportunity to change the life and ‘live-work’ situations of the Dharavikas who target the high quality of life with great infrastructure and public facilities.
Encouraging students to embrace uncertainty and challenge the status quo, Adani insisted, “I have learned and still continue to learn that the real world is made up of moments that have no prediction. When these unprecedented moments come, when business models break and when it is based on the road, it becomes clear that we are making our own story.”