NEW DELHI: A short drive from the capital of New Delhi, Gurugram has become one of India’s wealthiest cities with business-friendly policies that have attracted multinationals such as Alphabet Inc’s Google, PepsiCo Inc and Nestle India Ltd. But suddenly that reputation is at risk.
A slowing economy and a dearth of new jobs has prompted northern Haryana state, where Gurugram is located, to implement a new law last month that limits private companies from hiring workers from other states. Passed by a government controlled by prime minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, such laws are quickly becoming popular with other states.
