Era of software and MBA is over; time to respect welders, plumbers and electricians: Chief Economic Advisor Nageswaran

"The technological advance cannot take away your employability. So you should equip yourself with trade skills. The globalising world gave us an advantage for our software, computer science or MBA education. But that era is over. It's about trade skills. It's about soft skills, which AI cannot easily replace, where human presence is required," he said.