Veteran banker Uday Kotak said India must encourage more innovation and disruptive thinking if it wants to emerge as a truly powerful economy, warning that excessive focus on preservation and stability could slow the country’s rise.
Speaking at the CII Annual Business Summit 2026, Kotak used the symbolism of the Hindu trinity — Brahma, Vishnu, and Mahesh — to explain his view of India’s economic future. He argued that India currently has “too much Vishnu,” referring to preservation and maintaining the status quo, while the country needs more of Brahma, the creator, and Mahesh, the destroyer and transformer, to drive bold economic change.
