Srinagar, July 1 -- Meanwhile, the global economy has changed. Artificial Intelligence is not just transforming industries, it's redefining what work itself looks like. Skills like data analysis, coding, design thinking, and digital communication are not optional anymore. They are essential. And yet, in most government schools and colleges across Kashmir, there is barely a whisper about these fields. At the same time, it is also true that even some of these skills are being rendered redundant by the AI.

This disconnect is not just academic; it is deeply personal for students. Many of them aren't failing because they lack ambition. They're failing because the system has never shown them what's possible. They're carrying degrees, not direc...