Category Archives: Offshore Services

Indian IT Services – Right Turn Ahead

Posted on September 23, 2007 by Basab Pradhan

Is the Indian IT Services party over? Is a decade of growth and wealth creation coming to an end? And if that is so, what can we read in the tea leaves. There are three fundamental reasons why the IT … Continue reading →

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The real deal with offshore captives

Posted on May 7, 2007 by Basab Pradhan

Recently Forrester Research released a report that says that offshore captives, which have been much in vogue for the last three years, are “imploding”. A blog post here makes for interesting reading, especially the comments.

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The H1-B visa program needs a revamp

Posted on April 21, 2007 by Basab Pradhan

This year the INS received 150,000 H1-B visa applications for the coming year starting in October, on the first day that it started accepting applications – for a total of 65,000 visas! An article in the New York Times takes … Continue reading →

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Offshore Backlash Redux

Posted on March 31, 2007 by Basab Pradhan

It’s back. With the Democrats in Congress and soon perhaps in the Whitehouse and an economy that most think will turn sour soon, it is almost the perfect storm. Trade in services, fondly called “offshoring” is back on the front … Continue reading →

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More IT Services Bashing

Posted on March 31, 2007 by Basab Pradhan

Sujai Karampuri in Need Product Companies for India’s Growth makes an unconvincing case for encouraging the high tech industry in India. On the way he quotes data on the IT Services industry to prove his point that

Posted in Economics, India, Offshore Services, Startups | 10 Comments

Platform BPO

Posted on February 19, 2007 by Basab Pradhan

A few years ago, I wrote a piece on Rediff titled “Who Needs Software Products”. The Rediff business editor at that time added “…Services are Prime” to the title and totally took the punch out of it, but that’s a … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Techies

Posted on February 4, 2007 by Basab Pradhan

Taking up from where I left off last week. Based upon the analysis it appears that the dramatic growth in the IT Services industry in India is the primary force in shaping the Indian techie. The Indian techie is a … Continue reading →

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Where are All the Senior Developers in India?

Posted on January 28, 2007 by Basab Pradhan

I hope you got a chance to play around with the spreadsheet that I posted last week. I finally got the embedded spreadsheet to work, so you can make changes and see the outcomes right there on the blog post. … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, India, Offshore Services, Technology | 19 Comments

Model for Indian IT Services

Posted on January 23, 2007 by Basab Pradhan

The Indian IT Service industry has seen some phenomenal growth numbers. This year, some of the bigger companies like Infosys and TCS continue to post gravity-defying growth figures. Growth has many implications for the industry – most of them positive. … Continue reading →

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Hiring in India

Posted on January 22, 2007 by Basab Pradhan

Our startup Gridstone Research is now about 140 strong in Mumbai. So far hiring in India has been a mixed bag. Some hard work that has paid off. And some frustration. We have broadly two streams in India. Research and … Continue reading →

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