Frank Underwood, the central character in the Netflix original House of Cards, was Machiavellian — murdering people, ordering hits on colleagues and even killing a dog. He lived by “hunt or be hunted”. The Indian software business is just as ruthless. Senior management here may assume the title of a gardener or retire to help lesser-privileged children, but everyone knows that unless your business keeps pace with clients’ ever-changing needs, you might as well be potting grass. The rule in the IT industry, in a twist to Underwood’s maxim, is “disrupt or be disrupted”.