Obama Talks Outsourcing While in India
During Obama’s recent visit to India, he spoke about outsourcing and his comments are sure to anger his political base in the U.S. and give those of us in the industry some encouragement. After recent moves that had some concerned that there may be some legislation or attempts to restrict offshoring and or outsourcing, these comments were significant:
“The perception that Indian call centers and back office operations cost U.S. jobs is an old stereotype that ignores today’s reality that two-way trade between the U.S. and India is helping create jobs and raise the standard of living in both countries,” U.S. President Barack Obama told some business executives in Mumbai on Saturday. President Obama said that “More than 20 deals worth about $10 billion were announced on the first day of his visit.”
