New Delhi, April 19 -- The IT industry is defined by inflection points, and FY25 results of top to mid-tier IT companies announced over the last few days signal a turbulent road ahead. Over the years, the Indian IT sector has shown resilience, but this time around, what amplifies the problem is the extremely uncertain geopolitical landscape triggered by Donald Trump's return as the U.S. President. The subsequent immigration and trade reforms have disrupted the planned business trajectories of many Indian tech companies, including top-tier firms like TCS, Infosys, Wipro and others.

If FY25 saw an improvement in hiring trends compared to FY24, compensation, promotions, and increments remained a sore point. In many cases, they either didn't...