- Published on September 10, 2025
- In Global Tech
Trump’s HIRE Act Push Could Hurt Big Tech More Than India
Nation’s vast and highly skilled tech talent pool is unlikely to sit idle.
- By Siddharth Jindal
US President Donald Trump has signalled a policy shift, urging US tech companies to stop outsourcing jobs to India as part of his broader America First push to protect domestic employment and innovation.
Trump and his allies are backing a new US bill, the Halting International Relocation of Employment (HIRE) Act, which discourages American companies from outsourcing jobs—particularly to countries like India—by imposing a 25% tax on payments made for foreign-based services consumed in the US.
Contrary to the expected outcomes, the move could open new opportunities for India’s tech sector, especially for startups, as per industry voices across platforms and a few that AIM spoke to.
Even if US outsourcing restrictions trigger workforce reductions, India’s va
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Siddharth Jindal
Siddharth is a media graduate who loves to explore tech through journalism and putting forward ideas worth pondering about in the era of artificial intelligence.
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