New Delhi, June 14 -- Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran said the era dominated by software jobs and MBA degrees is ending, and urged youth to acquire trade skills and human-centric professions that artificial intelligence (AI) cannot easily replace.

In an interview with ANI, Nageswaran emphasised that while India benefited immensely from globalisation in services, the world is now becoming more fragmented and insular, making it imperative for the country to strengthen its manufacturing competitiveness.

He stressed the need to address both unemployment and unemployability simultaneously.

"We have no luxury of worrying about only one of the two issues. We must address both. The answer to an unemployment problem is not to follow...