The IT services sector contributed more than half of India’s Gross Value Added, serving as a major driver of exports and employment, the Economic Survey 2025-26 has found.
India’s IT services companies are not holding firms. They should focus on creating long-term value for shareholders instead of returning cash to keep share values up.
A 2024 paper found that Deloitte pays US citizens working in tax and audit 10 per cent more than H-1B holders, with ‘critics’ calling it a cost-saving mechanism.
It's not just the pay, the entire business model of IT services firms has come into question, with TCS announcing the elimination of 12,000 jobs to focus on AI-driven strategies.
International media prescribes policy changes in India to boost efficiency & streamline govt functioning. It also noted the Quad's shift toward a tougher stance on China.
Riding on the IT and telecom boom, India’s service exports have nearly doubled in a decade. It’s a bright spot amid huge trade deficit for merchandise exports.
When governments build barriers to protect companies, then consumers suffer, growth stagnates, and the entire country falls behind the rest of the world.
The current Iran war has laid bare a fundamental reality: 20 per cent of global energy trade cannot afford to rely on a single artery, no matter how resilient and cost-effective.
Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.
It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.
All the high-IQ software engineers move to foreign lands to build products, services, and platforms, whereas the low-IQ engineers who remain in India are incapable of building them. A classic example is Infosys, which botched the income tax portal. Another example is the IIT engineer with zero IQ responsible for third-rate Ola electric scooters
All the high-IQ software engineers move to foreign lands to build products, services, and platforms, whereas the low-IQ engineers who remain in India are incapable of building them. A classic example is Infosys, which botched the income tax portal. Another example is the IIT engineer with zero IQ responsible for third-rate Ola electric scooters