India, Oct. 21 -- The US tariff situation, particularly the recent hikes on technology and hardware imports, has sent ripples through the global IT supply chain. For India, the impact has been twofold: a challenge in managing higher import costs, and an opportunity to accelerate its "Make in India" ambitions.

The latest round of US tariff hikes, some as steep as 50%, on selected goods has nudged many Indian distributors, manufacturers, and system integrators to rethink sourcing, pricing, and customer strategies.

According to M. Ramesh Ramanujam, Founder & Managing Partner, ABC Computers, a Tamil Nadu-based IT distributor, these tariffs are "not just a temporary disruption, but a catalyst for structural change in how India sources, sells...