AI Is Cutting Indian IT Jobs in 2026: How to Financially Prepare Before It Happens to You
Let me be honest with you.
A few years ago, “job loss” conversations in Indian IT meant recession fears borrowed from the US — Twitter layoffs, Amazon layoffs, a headline that felt far away. That’s not what 2026 looks like. This year’s job losses aren’t announced in press releases. They’re happening quietly, one performance review at a time, and the reason isn’t a slowing economy — it’s AI.
If you work in Indian IT, this affects you whether or not you’ve felt it yet. Here’s the actual data, and a concrete plan for what to do about it.