India playing very critical role in IT sector

India is playing a very critical role in the IT sector and Indians are helping the world find solutions to global problems, the CEO of a top American cloud security company has said. Jay Chaudhury, CEO and founder of San Jose-based Zscaler also said the Modi government is playing a very good role in creating a tech-friendly environment in India. “I think the Indian government, especially under (Narendra) Modi, is already playing a very good role (in creating a tech-friendly environment in India,” Indian American technology entrepreneur Chaudhury told PTI in an interview on the sidelines of TiECon here last week.

“In fact, when I started Zscaler, I opened my office in Bangalore for Zscaler before I opened the offices in Silicon Valley,” he said. “Today about 40% of employees are in India. A lot of core development is done in Bangalore, Chandigarh, Pune, and Hyderabad. Brilliant people. You just have to work hard to find them. Once you do, they do a great job, very cost-effective, very driven, very passionate,” he said in response to a question. India is playing a very critical role in the IT sector and Indians, he said, are helping the world find solutions to global problems. “You go to any large high-tech company, it may be Zscaler or Microsoft or Google, Indians are in every level from software developments to managers, through directors to CEOs and the like,” he said. “So, we are playing a very important role. I’m very proud of it. That’s because Indians come with a mathematical mindset.

We have grades in schools. Some of the top schools are very good and people are hardworking. They’re passionate because they want to get out there and make a difference,” Chaudhury said. According to him, India is yet to catch up in the area of building software companies in India that can sell in every part of the world.