What makes people think that not having Indian programmers will not result in something similar. The article is not clear whether they developed software for MCAS.
And if you pay $9/hour, you cannot expect anything stellar. It is called "work to rule.".
Heck, from what I understand, most software even at the kernel level is developed by India/Indians. Just take a look at all the Silicon Valley companies. All of them.
I think the US has steadily lost its lead in technology implementation. China, Japan, North Korea, Germany, Norway and Sweden are implementing technologies innovated here. And the innovation part is also moving away. I'll just leave it a that.