Outsourcing defended by India premier - AP

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Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's mention of what he called the "strange controversies" generated over the issue came days after remarks critical of India by U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick over the outsourcing issue.

On Tuesday, Zoellick told the U.S. Senate Finance Committee that India has no right to oppose U.S. curbs on outsourcing because it maintains "one of the most closed economies in the world."

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India's government says the United States should not lecture New Delhi about opening its markets when it is trying to block outsourcing.

"The very process of liberalization, on which we have been lectured for so many years, has created competitive skills which are available for utilization by business everywhere," Vajpayee said. "Outsourcing is a natural consequence of this process."

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... it's time for them to open their markets to our companies and products. They can't be a leech on the US forever. I hope Kerry talks about this, and will pledge to stop trade with any country that doesn't drop its trade barriers immiediately.

The American worker is being played a fool.



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