While most companies in developing countries that export to the west are worried about protectionism, the stakes are high for India's outsourcing industry.
President Obama is scheduled to arrive in India on November 6.
"A number of Indian IT companies that were looking at long-term investments in the region, as a second and third level investment zone, will have to now re-look plans," said Ameet Nivsarkar, vice-president for global trade and development, National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom).