Nevin

Hi, I have been a developer for 2 years. (Web development). Currently in India, am 23,years old. I am planning to change my role in my current company to a business analyst. I sought some advice from my cousin who is a lead at his firm. He advised me to stick on to my coding job, and move onto an architect role. But I firmly believe that I will do better at a job which involves more socializing and interacting with clients rather than just sitting in front of the pc all day. My questions are : * What's the scope of a business analyst in the next 5-10 years. * Wîll business analyst be automated? (Via speech recognition software) * Is there any other roles that involves the same job profile as a business analyst? * What's the business analyst chances of getting jobs abroad? Thanks