IT : Engine of the Past? How can India ride the coming Risk?

For decades, we built a workforce for the world's back office. But when AI can do the "donkey work," what happens to the 5 million jobs at giants like TCS, Infosys, and HCL Tech? The writing is already on the wall: growth is plateauing, layoffs have begun, and salaries are losing to inflation. This isn't just a tech problem. It's a threat to the $125 billion in annual salaries that fuel our housing market, fill our malls, and prop up our entire economy. So we're asking the uncomfortable question: Have we trained a generation of agile "horses," or are we saddled with "donkeys" for a race that's already over? Forget tweaking the system. It's time for some "crazy" ideas to build our next growth engine. This isn't just a conversation about risk; it's a blueprint for India's next economic miracle.