India is already a major IT supplier for the US—can it be more?

Ananya Bhattacharya
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India is already a major IT supplier for the US—can it be more?

"Only five US industry sectors—all manufacturing-based—have become dependent on China, whereas just about every industry now relies on India for IT."

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