Why is there more outsourcing done in India than in China? What are India's EDGE if any over China?
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India offers cheap brainpower, China offers cheap manpower.\n\nThrough the Internet, it is easier to outsource services to India. There is even math and science tutoring of American teens by Indian tutors, using the Net and the phone.\n\nIf you want to read about what is REALLY going on with these two countries and how they will shape the new global economy by the middle of this century, read The World is Flat, by Thomas Friedman (already sold 1.5 million copies) and Three Billion New Capitalists, by Clyde Prestowitz.\n\nThe outsourcing aspects concern business executives, but the REAL impact will be on North American jobs as the Indians and Chinese are both smart and hungry for a piece of the action.\n\nThe new global economy is slowly becoming an "Olympic" economy where the best workers from each developed country will be competing directly with the best workers from other countries.
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We owe China billions of dollars, japan and china own large chunks of American land and commercial properties, in 5 years  India will surpass us, China which has surpassed us already in economic base. This is why China is most favorable.\n\n                              I AM
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China also would like to help but can't because of its close proximity to India who might be suspicious... you're on you own sorry!
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In an article written by David Sims, he notes he'd lay his money on India, not China, to be the Next Great Thing. He write, "The three main reasons, of course, are that India is \na) a widely Anglophone democracy operating under the rule of law, \nb) serious about protecting property and intellectual rights, and \nc) highly entrepreneurial. \n\nChina is none of those nor ever will be, and you can’t name a significant long-term world economic power in the last hundred years who’s not at least two out of those three."\n\n Does anyone remember that China is still a communist country with a dismal human rights record? Remember? Communism? Chairman Mao and all?\n\nIndia is a democratic nation. It operates under English Common Law. Its court system makes sense to Westerners. It likes us. \n\nIn terms of call centers...you think your customers can't understand Indian agents? Do you really believe that Chinese agents are going to be an improvement? How, exactly?\n\nWhat if the political situation between the U.S. and China (always touchy) deteriorates in the next 10 years? What's going to happen to U.S. investments there? You think you'll get them back?\n\nThings to think about.
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Yes, they will pass China as a producer in about 10 years.\n\nEurope and America trust India more than China and they are becoming so strong in tech areas!
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They are selling t-shirts in the UK that say "My job went to India and all I got was this lousy t-shirt".\n\nI don't support outsourcing abroad. If Pizza hut or whoever want to move their call centers to India then they should try selling their pizza's there instead of in the US. See how much money they make then.
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A large part of their success, specially India, is due to outsourcing by the United States.  During the 1980's and 1990's companies spent huge sums of money laying fiber optic cable under the Atlantic Ocean and elsewhere.  They anticipated huge demands for broadband.  The demands never quite materialized, and countries like India took advantage of very cheap international communications to set up call centers to handle a range of services from tech support, to accounting to data storage and tedious programming.  Given their cheaper labor rates, it made sense for American companies to outsource work to them.  They were prepared for all of this because they anticipated it and had trained huge numbers of scientist and engineers in comparison to the U.S. An example of the result of all of this is the fact that in 2005, there were over 245,000 Indians answering phones from all over the world or dialing out to solicit people for credit cards or cell phone bargains or overdue bills! Bangalor is one of the cities that has flourished from this new economy.  The Indians are taking English courses, including accents and regional speech.  Soon, you won't be able to tell that you are talking to an Indian. Right now there is a fast food restaurant in Colorado that is routing drive-up orders to a call center in India that processes the order and sends it back to the kitchen.  This cuts about 15 seconds from the time it takes to drive up to the time you leave with your order!  The 15 seconds translates to big money for the restaurant.
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I am more interested in giving serious useful info. See my other answers also please. \n\nIn history, these rules change. Always..\n\nEuropeans became superpower because they had control over vast colonies. So the money (i use this word) flow was there from colonies to British system. So British became rich because other colonies became poorer. Simple.\n\nBy the mid of 19th century, the spread of science and technology helped spread of knowledge (printing, communication) and this and spread of English education in the colony nations, created "sub national feeling" all over the colonies. This resulted in political unrest in the colony by working with economical factors. As everywhere national freedom struggle became very common, it became increasingly expensive to directly control the colonies by British and direct colony rule became less and less feasible. Colonies were freed.\n\nBy this time USA emerged as big super power. USA never spent money to control colonies directly. USA used a technique normally referred as "Neo-colonialism". But the result is that USA became rich because the "money" was flowing from other regions to that area, endlessly. And initially there were enough resources there.\n\nBy the end of 20th century, the USA system again started facing problems. The same development and economic growth USA achieved also helped to raise the standard of its workers and labor became very expensive and the system was forced to ensure certain standards for its workers like Health Insurance. And domestic market reached a saturation point. USA corporate doesn’t want to pay high salaries again. Outsourcing is inaugurated to overcome this problem. So system tries to use the cheap labor elsewhere and access to the market all over the world and sell cheaper products everywhere and bring more money back to the corporate in USA.\n\nThere are two nations which are leading in executing outsourcing jobs currently, India and China. Right now India leads outsourcing. But the point is that, china's growth is not limited in outsourcing area, but also in fundamental areas and over the next two decades this will give them enough resources to advance the technology (see how they came up in Olympic tally), But India's shining is only in "run away" areas like outsourcing and software export. But outsourcing will move on to other regions tomorrow.\n\nIndia and China also has another advantage. That is the domestic market and huge resources. India has only one advantage against China. China is getting older and it is difficult for china to train their old folks. But India is always young. And is less expensive.\n \nOne can really understand, in this case only one ‘group’, which emerges stronger, is ‘western corporate’ lead by USA corporate. Also the global Corporate in general and USA corporate in particular is coming up with very strict patent and other laws globally which is aimed at controlling the knowledge and technology. As everybody knows, the control over the technology will decide the production cost and thus the control over the market, it is clear, even if the entire USA citizen starve, the corporate led by USA corporate are still safer.\n\nIn short, in the coming days, he geographical border is going to be irrelevant, the corporate are going to be stronger, and they move capital across the border. Thus the very question of, which country is going to be the super power is irrelevant. In tomorrow’s world it is going to be corporate vs. the rest.
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Please visit this web page :\nhttp://www.globalenvision.org/library/3/702/\nYou'll realise that America's outsourcing began well over 300 years ago !
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It's not unfair that people in India see you wasting your money.  It's unfair that we haven't gotten our global act together sooner and provided more opportunities for people all over the world to make a living for their families.\nI like your attitude about it all though- most people complain that their jobs are being outsourced to India.  You're the first person I've ever heard of who looked at it from the Indian's perspective.
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They outsource everything else to other countries, why not that?  whatever that is.
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Technology can help outsourcing because no longer does the outsourced company have to be physically located nearby. This has caused a global marketplace where the workers can be in another country.\n\nTechnology has accelerated this through the use of email, ftp, Internet, WWW etc. For instance, the USA is outsourcing a lot of its software construction (and sometimes design) to countries like India who are becoming very talented in software, but work at a fraction of the price of American programmers/designers.\n\nA company can create a product idea, send it to another country to be created, control its creation through email or Internet conferencing and get the results back at lightning speed.\n\nHope that helps. I have included a link to one such outsourcing company in India where they talk about the advantages of outsourcing with them. Enjoy!
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Not really, there are certain aspect that India must achieve. Have you read Business Week about india economic growth ? There are certain level that India must achieve before India can be higher than China, e.g the transportation and the infrastructure, also Indian people should work in India instead of going out to deliver their knowledge. But in terms of IT, India is much better. Now, China and India in compete in every aspect and world knows about it.
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probably china and england are two of the closest. the chinese have a lot of people and have revolutionized a lot of stuff liek technology. England is always a very powerful country.
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I think India have to do a lot of spadework to earn that kind of respect.\n\nI have been to India and also to China twice. I am doing business with these two countries. I saw them and could compare the basic differences between these two emerging countries vying to be the Top Economic Power within next 20 years.\n\nThe Indians are very good in English and also in brainpower. They are also a bit 'smarter' in compare to the others in the vicinity. They can easily win in any type of negotiations be it business or be it political etc., as their professionalism is very high whatever they embark on.\n\nThe Chinese are thoroughly 'disciplined' and apparently very well mannered people in the field of business or political negotiation. Their weakness is lack of knowledge in English which made them lose some ground to the Indians. However, Chinese are slowly and gradually building their reputation for integrity and brinkmanship, as a result Chinese are viewed with respect in world arena in compare to the Indians at this moment.\n\nIn the light of above, I can safely say that P.R.China would take over the world well before the Indians can come near to it.
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Of course,If you mean India ready to take outsourcing jobs.But India is not ready to outsource its jobs.Bcse over 36% of Indian Youth remain unemployed.
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Culture : Both the cultures are equally old but India's is older by a few 100 years\n\nEconomy : China's growth is 9.x% and GDP is 9.x trillion. India's growth is 7.8% and GDP id 3.3 trillion. Many experts claim that India's Democratic values will help it in the long run\n\nGovernment : India is a democracy. Equal rights for all. China is communist.\n\nMilitary/Navy/Airforce : Equal Strength.\nAccording to Nicholas Burns Although China has a few 1000 more stuff Indian army is younger and more well equipeed\n\nForeign Investment : China leads followed by India\n\nInformation Technology : India captures 80 % of the market leaving China with 11.\n\nManufacturing : China leads, India falls third. But US Government claims that India will capture 78 % of this market by 2010\n\nAgriculture : China leads and India has a long way to go.\n\nNuclear Weapons/Technology : China and India have pretty much the same number of weapons and technology.\n\nAllies : China and India have the same number of allies (Mid-East, Russia, Africa, Eastern Europe and South America) However USA and Western Europe are inclined towards India\n\nInfluence : China has veto and is a permanent member of UNSC, chances for India to get in are strong but might not get the veto\n\nResources : This one is India by a mile.\n\nRich People : India has 40 billionaires compared to 10 China has. Average rich Indian has 591 million $ compared 200 something million China. World's 3rd richest and richest non-american is Indian.\n\nPretty much that's it\n\nIndia will win IN THE LONG RUN. BUT FOR NOW IT'S CHINA CLEARLY\n\nThe link CreativeGene provided is really outdated