Enter The New Kid On The Block - USINPAC

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USINPAC:
Well ... I've done a little research and at this time would like say that I believe that some of the criticisms launched against USINPAC (US INDIA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) appear to be a little unfair, and some appear to be outright false. As you can see in my previous blogs, I have supported a relationship between India and the US for a long time. That opinion hasn't changed.

However, if it is true that USINPAC is simply acting as a lap dog for AIPAC, I'd like to say to USINPAC that you don't really need AIPACs support. In fact, it may hurt you at this time considering the fact that they have been accused of (among other things) spying for a foreign government and two of their members charged.

In my opinion, the US interest in building a relationship with India has to do with the destabilization of Pakistan and not with any lobby efforts by either AIPAC or USINPAC. It's become clear to the US through their own experience.

However, USINPAC, can play an important role in building that relationship, those bridges, including the building of a relationship with Pakistan based on Pakistan rejecting support for terrorism.

India's economic boom not only makes India a potentially more reliable partner and ally to the US, but a larger and more effective partner in that region. I would even go as far as to say that, at this time, the US needs India more than India needs the US.

Israels' importance to the US diminished when the Cold War ended and the reality is, with India on the US side, Israels' importance to the US will diminish even further. Which may explain Israel and AIPACs' interest in developing India and USINPAC as allies.

AIPAC only has the support of 100,000 jews in an American community of millions of jews! You may want to consider why this is the case ... and frankly it does matter.

USINPAC could maintain the support of the majority of Indians in America and India, if you maintain a high level of ethical standards. Your leadership appears to be an extremely bright, well-educated group. There are many who will be putting their trust in you to put India's best face forward in any activities you engage in.

US India Political Action Committee web site.

Response to Amardeep

First, in relation to Amardeeps' comment: I stand corrected, Amardeep. You are absolutely right! It isn't just IT companies, but companies in all areas including fashion, media, entertainment, etc. Your point that India is expanding internationally, and has been for quite a while, in all areas, is also on point.

It's a development that I'm happy about too, and have even considered possible investments in my homeland for that reason. I think most Indians irrespective of where we live are happy that India's economy is doing so well.

I know young Indians, who have grown up in Canada, and have moved back to India to pursue careers there for this very reason!

What's new is the sudden proliferation, and, in some cases, the way these companies (in IT anyway) are working in the North American landscape.

Maybe I'm wrong, but it seems to me there's been a change recently.

Like I mentioned, I've just started to look into this, and that's why I appreciate getting comments and information sharing on this.

Thanks for your comments, and thanks to the rest of you for your comments as well. They were intelligent and insightful. Wish you'd let me publish them, but appreciate them anyway :).

Indian IT Companies Branching Into Canada?

Am I the only one who has noticed the recent proliferation of Indian IT companies setting up in North America last year? When I asked a representative of one of these companies (just out of curiousity) what was going on, his response was simply ... globalization.

While that response is probably true as far as it goes, it really doesn't explain the recent proliferation!

As a Canadian IT person, a software developer, with origins in India (fathers family came here and to the US in 1908, mothers family came in the 60s), I have taken notice. I'd like to understand what is really going on and what the effect on our Canadian software development industry is likely to be.

If this current proliferation was just a result of globalization, why is it happening now? Why didn't it happen 10 or 15 years ago?

Bush recently went to India for the first time. Again why now? Why not in the 90s? The reason the US didn't have a relationship with India before the 90s was because of Indias' support for the communist run Soviet Union. Why didn't they hook up when the Berlin Wall came down and when the Soviet Union finally made a break with their communist past?

Don't get me wrong, I'm not looking a gift horse in the mouth (well ... maybe I am) but it's an interesting curiousity.

I've long felt that the US was wrong in maintaining a relationship with Pakistan and not India, particularly after the 9/11 Al Qaeda terrorist attack in New York. India has a lot of experience dealing with modern moslem extremists (and no I'm not say that all moslems are extremists - most are extremely nice hard working people just like the rest of us) and India, in fact, did make a contribution toward assisting the US in terms of information sharing, despite the tight US-Pakistan relationship which existed up until very recently.

So ... I don't have a problem with the close ties that have recently been developed between India and the US. In fact, I think it's a good thing. It will benefit both India and the US in the long run.

Canada has maintained a close diplomatic and trading partnership with India for a very long time. Some have commented that the Canada India relationship has actually benefited Canada more than India. I don't know whether this is true or not. There has certainly been a mutual benefit!

I'm just wondering why there is a huge proliferation of Indian IT companies coming into North America now, what role they are playing here, and how it will affect the software development community in Canada?

I think I'll do a little research ... more on this later.