New Delhi, May 12 -- Veteran banker and founder of Kotak Mahindra Bank, Uday Kotak, on Tuesday called on Indian industry to move beyond "comfort zones" and prepare for a rapidly changing global order, asserting that businesses must think strategically in an increasingly "tribal world" shaped by power, control over assets and geopolitical uncertainty.

Addressing the annual summit of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Kotak said Indian businesses should not merely look to the government for solutions but introspect on their own role in nation building.

"Let's not depend on what the country can do for us. What can we do for the country?" Kotak said, urging industry leaders to become "tougher within ourselves".

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