I don’t get upset about technology outsourcing like some populists do, because it’s an inevitable, and sometimes beneficial, part of economic development (though it is often subsidized by bad immigration policies and often just doesn’t yield the benefits that business expect). But there are security concerns we can’t dismiss, as made clear yesterday when India’s prime minister confirmed that Islamists are targetting his country’s high-tech industry. Now, attacks against Indian call-centers are of no strategic concern to us, but if vital technology functions are outsourced there, the greater vulnerability they’d face (as opposed to their being in San Jose or Seattle or Austin) may well be reason for concern. I don’t know how vulnerable we are, but my point is we can’t just chant “I love free trade” and hope it’ll all work out.