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I believe that we are witnessing the dawn of a new era of global services which will transform the global economy.  In fact, the global services era may constitute as significant a departure from the present as the Jet Age did in comparison with the Steam Age.  To be sure, the global services era will be enabled by information technology and driven by demographic transformation.  Moreover, I believe that India is poised to capture a leadership position in the global services era because of her human capital advantage.  Put simply, as baby boomers retire in the industrialized economies, their jobs will move to tier 3 and tier 4 cities in India. Consequently, India’s offshore services industry appears to be in the early stages of a long-term growth cycle. ... Read full article

My aim in writing this article is to highlight a new business model, the Location Optimized Global Services model, that can be leveraged by India Inc. in driving India’s economic transformation. ... Read full article

Ending poverty is the single greatest challenge facing humanity.  Despite a century of rapid technological progress, almost half the world’s population continues to subsist on less than two dollars per day.  It is indeed ironic, that in a world of plenty, while some die each year of obesity related diseases, others must die of malnourishment.  To be sure, some notable progress towards ending poverty has been achieved.  Significant contributions from the likes of Bill Gates and Warren Buffet will provide greatly needed additional resources for many worthwhile global development projects.  In addition, President Clinton’s Global Initiative has also helped to focus worldwide attention on this issue.  These initiatives are no doubt laudable.  But still greater efforts will be necessary to bring real prosperity to the world’s poor.... Read full article