It is perfectly understandable why the US President, Barack Obama keeps on raising his voice against outsourcing to India. He is the President of US after all. He needs to look after his vote bank. If we recall the most recent incident – speaking at a rally in Parma, Ohio, Obama invited companies to invest more in the US and thus create more job opportunities there rather than creating jobs and profits in other countries. Obviously, he had to keep in mind the upcoming elections in November. In these regard, it is also worth mentioning that in a speech he gave in January, he suggested a $5,000 credit for every job a company created (net new job) and an overall limit of $500,000 per company for availing such benefits. Mind you, this speech also took place on the American soil.
But our point of focus is not the political viewpoint. We will go deeper and will try to see the real picture – both in color and in black & white. Obama is a man of great intelligence and he knows very well that there is no alternative to this outsourcing thing. It may close the doors for job opportunities in the US but it is also impossible to get the job done in the US at the same cost which Indian companies provide. Very big problem. So what he does? He says the thing in America, which American people would like to hear. But as soon as he comes in front of the foreign media he realizes that there is no way other than admitting the truth. In a speech in November this year, he said, "India has world-class companies, many of which are creating and supporting tens of thousands of jobs in the United States, and my administration wishes to encourage more such investment."
Hello Sir, we have not yet forgotten your “Buffalo, not Bangalore” election rhetoric. But its alright. When you say “Whenever I'm asked about Indians taking away our jobs, I want to say: You know what, they've just created 50,000 jobs,” we feel proud for organizations like Wipro, Infosys and TCS. These guys have created so much strength with their service quality and standards that even the President of US (who is considered the most powerful man in the world) is compelled to change his stances.
Guess what, I feel proud to be an Indian.
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