Trump supporters' bid to block IT outsourcing puts jobs, growth at risk

Trump's possible move to block US companies from outsourcing IT work to India threatens a $282 bn industry, risking jobs, exports, and tech delivery models

The worst fears of India’s information technology (IT) services industry could be edging closer to reality, as Far-Right US activists claim that President Donald Trump is looking to block American companies from outsourcing technology work to Indian firms.

 

The timing could not be worse. Indian IT companies are already grappling with low single-digit growth for a second consecutive year, battered by a weak global economic backdrop and the fallout from tariffs that have drained momentum from manufacturing and retail sectors.

 

“The recent visa and immigration comments directed towards the country and to the IT industry in general was not a