India defends job movement...Prime minister says outsourcing will create work in U.S.

[lewislynn]

March 13, 2004, 12:03AM

India defends job movement

Prime minister says outsourcing will create work in U.S.

Associated Press

NEW DELHI — India's prime minister on Friday defended job outsourcing to India, saying that it would eventually create more employment in the United States, not less.

Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's mention of what he called the "strange controversies" generated over the issue came days after remarks critical of India by U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick.

On Tuesday, Zoellick told the U.S. Senate Finance Committee that India has no right to oppose U.S. curbs on outsourcing because it maintains "one of the most closed economies in the world."

Outsourcing is the relocation of American jobs to lower-paid workers in different parts of the world. India has been one of the biggest winners of the process, which has created an outcry in the United States.

U.S. and other Western countries have hired about 170,000 workers in India over the past few years for jobs such as payroll accounting, telemarketing and customer support services.

The figure is expected to reach 1.1 million by 2008, industry groups say.

"Outsourcing makes businesses more competitive, increasing their exports and their profits and placing more investment surpluses in their hands which can be deployed to make more jobs," Vajpayee said.

"The world has spent the last decade trying to make sensible economics prevail over the temptation for short-term political gains," he said, addressing business leaders.

India's government says the United States should not lecture New Delhi about opening its markets when it is trying to block outsourcing.

"The very process of liberalization, on which we have been lectured for so many years, has created competitive skills which are available for utilization by business everywhere," Vajpayee said. "Outsourcing is a natural consequence of this process."

[lewislynn]

India's government says the United States should not lecture New Delhi about opening its markets when it is trying to block outsourcing.

HUH?

"Outsourcing is a natural consequence of this process."

Be careful what you wish for. If American businesses outsourcing to other countries don't have allegiance to America, they sure as hell won't have any for India. India is the beginning of our IT outsourcing to a low wage country, not the end.

India obviously isn't capable of creating their own wealth and may someday find themselves sucking hind tit..

[Prime Choice]

Prime minister says outsourcing will create work in U.S.

This must fall under the "Ignorance is Strength" category...

[Monty22]

It'll create a few $8/hr jobs sure. Can't argue with their logic.

[sixmil]

India's prime minister on Friday defended job outsourcing to India, saying that it would eventually create more employment in the United States, not less.

Eventually? Up until recently they were trying to tell us it has already created more jobs. That's the problem with lying, it's hard to keep all your lies straight.

[Dialup Llama]

>Prime minister says outsourcing will create work in U.S.

Translation from Hindi to English: "Losing your job is good for you."

[Texasforever]

How many US jobs would be lost with protectionism? Let’s see, about 6 million “insourced” jobs to start.

[lewislynn]

"Outsourcing makes businesses more competitive, increasing their exports and their profits and placing more investment surpluses in their hands which can be deployed to make more jobs," Vajpayee said.

Words of wisdom from the country only capable of creating workers, not capable of creating a job.

[Texasforever]

Words of wisdom from the country only capable of creating workers, not capable of creating a job.

They seem to be quite good at creating jobs to me.

[lewislynn]

They seem to be quite good at creating jobs to me.

Then you don't know the difference between jobs and workers.

When an Indian makes a call for the American company did the Indian create the job or did the American company create the job?

How many US jobs would be lost with protectionism?

A point for you to ponder:

Which country practices protectionism? Which country is attracting the jobs?...In your words: "They seem to be quite good at creating jobs to me."

[Texasforever]

When an Indian makes a call for the American company did the Indian create the job or did the American company create the job?

The American company hired an Indian to fill the job. The Indian provides more value added than the American counterpart. Right now, India holds a competitive advantage in the areas of call centers and a host of other overhead functions. Overhead jobs are a target from the time they are created.

[Fledermaus]

I read an article today that brought up 1996 and the job losses due to "downsizing" and, of course, the unemployment rate was 5.6% like today.

Typical media and politicians...just change the language.

[Texasforever]

We don't need no steeenking facts.

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

I have grown so weary of this absurd and twisted 'logic.'

If outsourcing truly creates jobs in the country that outsources, then why aren't the Indians talking about sending their work over here? Why aren't they lobbying our representatives to allow their work to be done in our country rather than lobbying them to let our work be done in theirs?
According to their logic, if they would offshore to us, it would provide them with lots of good jobs.

[VinayFromBangalore]

The river never flows upstream.

[taxed2death]

Well said, Texasforever should re-read your post 3 o4 thousand times. India is Protectionist. India is getting the jobs.

[sixmil]

How many US jobs would be lost with protectionism? Let’s see, about 6 million “insourced” jobs to start.

Who is promoting protectionism? It seems to me that free traders are always the ones talking about protectionism. The fair traders are talking about a control system, hopefully closed loop. Free traders think of trade as an on/off switch, free trade or protectionism. The reality is that there are pluses and minuses with both extremes, so a rational policy is one that takes the best of both. That is, free trade without giving away the farm.

[stylin19a]

India's prime minister on Friday defended job outsourcing to India, saying that it would eventually create more employment in the United States, not less.

India & the US keep saying this...but cannot articulate what kinds of jobs....

[Cronos]

Words of wisdom from the country only capable of creating workers, not capable of creating a job.

India firm rolls out next Rover

Tata Motors, the Indian firm that is building MG Rover's next car for the UK market, has been showing off the City Rover, which is due to go on sale in November. MG Rover's new small car, the City Rover, is based on Tata's Indica model, which was the first passenger car entirely designed and built in India

Ratan Tata, the boss of a corporate empire which includes steelmaking, telecoms and the Tetley tea business, says the alliance with Rover is "a very serious relationship, not a flirtation."

Seems like they're pretty good at creating other stuff too. Not just manufacturing shops for American companies