Calls grow for India to lure tech talent home as US tightens job curbs

Tarun, who is from the southern Indian city of Tirupati, felt returning home was a more prudent move than pursuing a job in the US indefinitely.

“I got a job within one month here [Bengaluru] with an American engineering company,” he said, without giving further details about his job. “At the end of the day, my decision is about my happiness. I am close to my friends and family.”

Tarun’s experience mirrors a debate over whether growing uncertainty surrounding US immigration rules could spur more Indian professionals to return home, with prominent figures in India’s tech industry weighing in on the issue.