It is a busy afternoon at the Trident’s O22 restaurant in Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complex. The steady clink of cutlery and the muted hum of business lunches form the backdrop as Rajesh Nambiar slides into a corner table. The choice of venue is pure convenience: Nambiar, president of the National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom), which represents India’s tech industry, has a meeting with the Maharashtra chief minister. I, too, am here after an appointment in the neighbourhood.
Our conversation takes place well before US President Donald Trump’s latest crackdown on H-1B visas and

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