In a dramatic yet not entirely surprising move, President Donald Trump has once again realigned the global tech landscape with the stroke of a pen and the force of rhetoric. His message at the recent AI Summit was unequivocal: American technology companies must hire Americans, build in America, and think American.

The broader implications for India’s decades-old reliance on US tech outsourcing are significant ~ and sobering. For years, India has played a central role in the global digital economy by supplying cost-effective, highly skilled IT professionals to major American firms. The symbiotic relationship has enriched both economies, with India’s outsourcing sector evolving into a multi-billion-dollar industry and US firms enjoying efficiency and scalability. But Mr Trump’s call to end what he calls a “globalist mindset” may disrupt this equilibrium. His declaration that companies benefiting from American........

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