India, Nov. 19 -- Recent assessments of India's skilling landscape point to a clear warning: the country's workforce is not yet ready for the rapid AI-driven transformation that is already reshaping labour markets. Without urgent action, a large percentage of India's population could be left behind in the future of work. The following is an analytical perspective on the challenges India faces, and why accelerating upskilling is now essential.

In a report released a few months back supported by Google.org and ADB, it is noted that AI has the potential to contribute 3 trillion US dollars to the GDP of Asia-Pacific by 2030, with India being one of the significant beneficiaries of this trend because of its big workforce of young people. But ...