Ohio Outsourcing Ban

• Ohio outsourcing ban an ill-advised decision: Govt

  Describing the state of Ohio's ban on offshore outsourcing by government departments as "ill-advised", India has "firmly" conveyed to the US its displeasure over the move and other protectionist measures, like the hike in visa fees for professionals. "We have put it firmly in our discussions. I feel that the US has seriously registered Indi...

• Big orders to IBM, Boeing put focus on Ohio ban

  Asserting that the decision of the Ohio Governor to ban outsourcing of government I-T projects was ill-advised, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma called for American corporate leaders and institutions to sensitise Congress and other decision-makers in this regard. "We hope that there is no other state which would follow the ill-ad...

• Indian IT industry worried over Ohio’s outsourcing ban

  Hike in H1-B and L1 visa fee hike in the US dealt a blow to the $50 billion Indian IT industry and Ohio’s ban on offshoring of State IT contracts made matters worse. US President Barack Obama's protectionist rhetoric too is mounting. But any hope of the Indian government coming to IT industry's rescue is also bleak. It seems like...

• Ohio’s outsourcing ban ‘a disturbing trend’: Nasscom

  Ahead of the US visit by a Nasscom delegation this month, its President Som Mittal on Monday said the visa fee hike and Ohio's ban on outsourcing is "disturbing" with long term implications. "I think this is a disturbing trend. The measures that India is taking would bring to the notice of the US administration that for short term gain, the...

• Ohio outsourcing ban: Weak case for India in WTO, say experts

  As India has kept out of the multilateral agreement on public procurement, it may find it tough to contest in the WTO the US state of Ohio's ban on offshore outsourcing by government departments, some experts said. The Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) is the only legally binding agreement in the WTO setting fair rules for public pu...

• Govt to raise Ohio outsourcing ban with US

  The government has said that it will formally raise its concern with the United States over a ban imposed by the US state of Ohio on offshore outsourcing at a high-level meeting in Washington. Ohio state has banned outsourcing of government information technology and back-office projects to locations such as India. "It will be on the a...

• Ohio bans outsourcing of govt IT projects; India Inc cries foul

  After higher visa costs there’s another setback for the Indian IT industry. The US state of Ohio has prohibited spending of public funds for services provided offshore destinations such as India. Moreover, there are fears that other states may follow suit in an effort to create local jobs. (Also read: India Inc calls Ohio outsourcing ...

• India Inc calls Ohio outsourcing ban discriminatory

  The Indian IT sector, which gets 60 per cent of its export revenue from the US, on Wednesday said the move by the state of Ohio to ban outsourcing by government departments to offshore locations like India is discriminatory and amounts to a trade barrier. Through an executive order last month, Ohio Governor Ted Strickland prohibited the exp...

• Stocks Pulse: Tech shares down as Ohio bans outsourcing

  MUMBAI, SEPTEMBER 08: Technology shares fell in early trade Wednesday after Ohio state in US banned off-shoring of government IT and back-office projects. "The outsourcing ban fuels speculation that other states in the US may also ban outsourcing in order to bring down their high unemployment rates," said an analyst at a local brokerage. The l...

• Ohio bans outsourcing to India, Infosys concerned

  The American state of Ohio has imposed a ban on outsourcing of government IT projects to offshore destinations such as India. TCS, India's largest IT company, runs a project in Ohio. The move is likely to affect Indian companies that derive more than 50 per cent of their revenues from the US, though not necessarily from the government secto...

• US looking into India's concerns on outsourcing: Rao

  India, which has conveyed its concerns to the US on outsourcing and H1B visa fee hike, has said the Obama administration is looking into the matter, which can be resolved in a "very reasoned and rationale way" given the maturity and increasing depth in bilateral ties.It also cautioned against building up an "atmosphere of accusations and counter-ac...

• Outsourcing ban: India has limited options, says Montek

  The ban on outsourcing by the state of Ohio, and recent protectionist projections by President Obama, have worried India's IT industry and its policy-makers. In an exclusive interview to NDTV's Shweta Rajpal Kohli, Montek Singh Ahluwalia says America should be aware that restrictive actions on outsourcing are being watched very carefully in India. ...

• Indian IT majors fume at Ohio's outsourcing ban

  After President Obama's anti-outsourcing noises comes a big blow for the Indian IT industry.  The state of Ohio  has banned outsourcing government IT projects to offshore destinations such as India. "The purchase of offshore services with public funds undermines economic development and other job creation and retention objectives," said T...