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The Indian outsourcing boom is slowing, with an influx of cut-price competition shrinking margins, lowering bottom lines and raising concerns about an apparently inevitable shakeout, says one research firm.
A leading Asia-Pacific tech analyst claims the outsourcing of information technology and business processes offshore is "not something to get overly excited about," despite increasing international controversy over the migration of jobs to lower-cost countries.
India's image as a paragon of outsourcing took a severe beating last week after revelations of offshoring jobs gone awry shook the entire medical fraternity in the UK. But this episode proved that offshoring as a short-term solution can be fatal.
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