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Rajesh Nambiar remains confident as AI, Trump test India's tech sector

Lunch with BS: Meet Rajesh Nambiar, President, Nasscom

Rajesh Nambiar
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Rajesh Nambiar, president of the National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom).

Shivani Shinde Mumbai

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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