> Wrong. Indian IT exports(including BPO, Engineering Services, R&D, Software Products) is currently at $40 billion(source - http://www.nasscom.in/upload/5216/IT%20Industry%20Factsheet-Aug%202008.pdf). Indian GDP is around $1.1 trillion. Indian IT exports constitutes just about 3.5% of India's total production. Indian IT firms got excessive media attention, that is the reason foreigners think like this. Also, there are many sectors in India, which are growing faster than IT exports sector.
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> Wrong. Indian IT exports(including BPO, Engineering Services, R&D, Software Products) is currently at $40 billion(source - http://www.nasscom.in/upload/5216/IT%20Industry%20Factsheet-Aug%202008.pdf). Indian GDP is around $1.1 trillion. Indian IT exports constitutes just about 3.5% of India's total production. Indian IT firms got excessive media attention, that is the reason foreigners think like this. Also, there are many sectors in India, which are growing faster than IT exports sector.