India’s large outsourcing industry will not be hit by new rules governing collection of personal data. New rules would make it difficult for Indian outsourcers to operate if they were required to take written consent from individuals in other countries whose data they collect and process through call centers and business process outsourcing operations. Companies that rely on India-based outsourcing service providers will be required to adjust their data collection practices to conform to Indian data protection rules. The clarification removes confusion that U.S. and European companies would have to follow Indian rules while collecting data in their countries.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2129361/india-exempts-outsourcers-from-new-privacy-rules.html