US President Donald Trump has asked big American tech companies like Google and Microsoft to stop hiring in India. Trump said at the AI Summit held in Washington DC yesterday that America’s biggest tech companies take advantage of our freedom But they set up factories in China and recruit people from India. He said that we want companies like Google and Microsoft to give priority to American workers, this is in the national interest.
Trump criticized the globalist mindset of tech companies and said that Americans should get jobs first.According to Trump, companies are killing the rights of American talent by investing money on factories and employees abroad. India’s IT sector may be affected by this statement. Google, Microsoft and other tech companies have millions of employees in India. These companies run large offices in cities like Bangalore, Hyderabad, and Pune. Apart from this, according to US Citizenship and Immigration Services, in 2023, 72% of H-1B visas were given to Indians, mostly in fields like data science, AI, and cyber security.
Trump’s policy may make H-1B visa rules even more stringent, which will make it difficult for Indian tech professionals to get jobs in the US. Also, the pressure on IT companies and startups will increase due to reduced new recruitments in India. Earlier in May, Trump had threatened Apple for manufacturing iPhones in India. Trump had said that iPhones sold in the US should be manufactured in the US and not in India or any other country.