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Article: Indian IT goes global.(India excels in software engineering and fiction written in English)(Brief Article)
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- Business Asia
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- August 1, 2000
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We know India's IT specialists are good, but why are they so good - -and so prolific.
INDIA EXCELS in the two great means of global communication -- the English language and computer programs.
Indian software writers and Indian writers of fiction in English are among the world's best in their fields.
San Francisco, the computer capital of the world, and London and New York, the headquarters of international publishing, have recognised and rewarded the rise and rise of India's intellectual exports.
For India itself, these events involve both success and dilemma -- prestige comes at a cost of brain-drain.
Recent events tell the ...