Srinagar, Aug. 12 -- The uncomfortable truth is this: our educational curriculum has barely moved with the times. Students are still being trained for jobs that are disappearing, while the roles that are emerging require skills they've never been taught. Across sectors, from finance to customer service, entry-level work is being swallowed by AI. .

This mismatch between what schools and colleges teach, and what the economy demands, is already fuelling rampant unemployment around the world, and in the Valley too - albeit, it is not the only factor in Kashmir. Drying up of the government job opportunities and a stagnant, low growth private sector have also ensured fewer job opportunities for the educated youth.And the technological advancem...