Srinagar, July 18 -- In an era increasingly shaped by data, technology, automation, and complex decision-making, collaboration between mathematics and industry has become more important than ever. Mathematics provides the theoretical foundations for modelling, optimisation, forecasting, risk analysis, artificial intelligence, and problem-solving, while industry offers real-world challenges through which mathematical ideas can be tested, refined, and transformed into practical innovation. By building stronger partnerships among mathematicians, universities, students, and industrial organisations, society can bridge the gap between abstract theory and applied solutions, generating new research opportunities, improving workforce readiness, a...