Obama's Victory & Indian IT - Will The Growth Continue
iGATE founder Phaneesh Murthy has said that Obama's victory as the President of United States Of America may not be a good sign for the Indian IT industry. Obama's been favouring no tax breaks for the companies that outsource work to India and China. Phaneesh Murthy even says that with Obama continuing his term for the next 4 years, the sluggishness in the IT domain and overall economy may continue to remain for coming months. That may not be the best news for the Indian IT which mostly survives on work outsourced by American (and even European) countries.
Obama, during his election campaigns said that his focus will be more on creating jobs locally in USA than outsourcing jobs to foreign countries.
Those who've seen the IT recession of 2008-09 are aware how bad the situation can go when outsourcing is affected, forcing Indian companies to lay off their employees. I thought of getting an overall opinion of our CEans through this debate about the repercussions of Obama's victory on India's IT industry. Do you think the 'low' times will continue for some more time or are you optimistic about things getting better for Indians?