India rather than China or the West may become the most powerful civilization in that world due to its millennia-long exploration of the nature of consciousness, Report said. When machines or artificial intelligence (AI) take the place of human labor, humanity would be forced inward and seek meaning instead of material survival.

India will set the standard in a post-work society, according to Jan Krikke‘s article in Asia Times.

Macrohistorian Lawrence Taub stated, automation, artificial intelligence, and “free energy” will render the “Worker Age” obsolete by the middle of the century, leaving nations to deal with ologist identity crisis.

“The 21st century will need to harness consciousness if the 19th century used physical force and the 20th century used knowledge. According to the article, the new competition would focus on meaning rather than production.

Furthermore, China is the nation that best embodies the “Worker Age.”

“The most amazing industrial revolution in history was created by its Confucian ideal of discipline, hierarchy, and communal harmony. It constructed megacities overnight, lifted about a billion people out of terrible poverty, and turned into the world’s manufacturing floor within 40 years, according to the story.

China is a symbol of the “Worker Age’s” excellence and weariness.

India is the embodiment of inner mastery, while China is the embodiment of material mastery. According to the report, “Indian civilization has been exploring the dimensions of consciousness for millennia that modern neuroscience is just starting to map.”

The Bhagavad Gita provided a psychology of action without attachment, the Upanishads explored the relationship between mind and reality, and Vedanta and Yoga established rigorous methods for introspection and emotional control.

India never distinguished between the metaphysical and the everyday, in contrast to most other civilizations. From rituals that commemorate the passing of time to meditation before meals, the everyday and the holy have always been entwined.

According to the article, “this integration may prove crucial in a post-work era when people seek coherence rather than consumption.”

India’s traditions offer frameworks for insight—how to observe, interpret, and live consciously—in a world where AI can outthink but not comprehend.

“That may become the most valuable skill of all,” the report stated.