New US President Donald Trump’s ‘Buy American-hire American’ rallying cry has put the USD 150-billion Indian IT industry on edge, which is in wait-and-watch mode to see how the new administration evolves policies around outsourcing and movement of skilled workers. (Source: AP Photo)New US President Donald Trump’s ‘Buy American-hire American’ rallying cry has put the USD 150-billion Indian IT industry on edge, which is in wait-and-watch mode to see how the new administration evolves policies around outsourcing and movement of skilled workers. Trump has vowed to rebuild the country using “American hands” and his inaugural was punctuated with lines like Buy American and Hire American. Trump’s hardline stance on protectionism and anti-immigration is no surprise to the Indian industry. “In the near term, we do expect there will be changes to the visa and H1-B visa policies.

Source: Indian Express January 22, 2017 11:48 UTC