After closing its R&D center in China (1,800 people lost their jobs), IBM also began large-scale layoffs in the United States. Current and former IBM employees confirmed that the U.S. layoffs were larger than reported and that the jobs would be moved to India.

The report mentioned that on January 7, 2024, IBM listed only 173 vacancies in India. On November 23, 2024, there were 2,946 vacancies in India. Recently, IBM listed 3,866 vacancies in India. During these three periods, IBM listed 192, 376 and 333 jobs in the United States respectively..

It is reported that IBM's focus on Indian employees is not limited to recruitment. Some IBM projects require the inclusion of team members from India, regardless of whether they are interested in participating in the project.

It should be noted that the current CEO and Chairman of IBM is Arvind Krishna, a proud son of the Indian Institute of Technology. He first received a bachelor's degree from the Indian Institute of Technology and then went to the United States to pursue a PhD in computer science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

IBM under Krishna's leadership has shown unprecedented attention to the Indian market. Under Krishna's leadership, IBM has continued to increase its investment in India, set up new R&D centers, expanded its workforce, and even transferred some important business functions to India.