[AdamN]

In narrow terms this is bad for Indian entrepreneurs since it drives up engineering costs for them. It's good for Indian tech employees though since they can demand higher compensation.

In broad terms it's good for the Indian tech ecosystem (and the economy in general).

[andrew_lettuce]

But not particularly good for the startup ecosystem; it could make it even less attractive to not take a corporate job

[sharadov]

I am more interested in 2nd order effects, people get experience working at these larger companies and leave to start their own. Exactly how SV works.

[sharadov]

33K workers added in 2025 is a drop in the bucket for India. India graduates way too many engineers vs not as many jobs created.