Ola founder: Outsourcing tech jobs from India to US may be cheaper

After suggesting Tesla and Hyundai to ‘build in India’ and not ask for import tax exemptions from Indian government, Ola founder Bhavish Aggarwal feels outsourcing tech jobs from Bengaluru to San Francisco, US is cheaper. Commenting on tech hiring in Bengaluru, Aggarwal tweeted, “Engineering hiring situation in Bengaluru – thinking of offshoring some work to a lower cost center in SF, Bay Area.” He did not reveal any details as to what kind of processes or business units will be less ‘resource-intensive’ in San Francisco.

This tweet by him is in sharp contrast to what he had said last week while criticising both Tesla and Hyundai for lobbying for a drastic reduction in import duties on electric vehicles (EVs) in India.