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Walls Rise
The Statesman Siliguri
|July 30, 2025
In a dramatic yet not entirely surprising move, President Donald Trump has once again realigned the global tech landscape with the stroke of a pen and the force of rhetoric.
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His message at the recent AI Summit was unequivocal: American technology companies must hire Americans, build in America, and think American.
The broader implications for India's decades-old reliance on US tech outsourcing are significant and sobering. For years, India has played a central role in the global digital economy by supplying cost-effective, highly skilled IT professionals to major American firms.
The symbiotic relationship has enriched both economies, with India's outsourcing sector evolving into a multi-billion-dollar industry and US firms enjoying efficiency and scalability. But Mr. Trump's call to end what he calls a "globalist mindset" may disrupt this equilibrium.
This story is from the July 30, 2025 edition of The Statesman Siliguri.
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