Engaging offshore software outsourcing has both advantages and disadvantages. One of the greatest disadvantages is improper communication between the client and the offshore development team. Indian companies have an edge over other countries as India being an erstwhile colony of England has English as an official language.

India possesses some world class technical institutes like IITs. IITs are seen as synonym for excellence in technical education and their graduates are known for both technical and economic innovation. The effect of IIT graduates is felt in US and throughout the world.

Almost every software professional in India has a graduate degree or above-17 percent are M.Tech, MBA, CA, ICWA; 69 percent are B.Tech, BE or MCA, while 14 percent are diploma holders or graduates. Hence, India possesses an abundant, high quality pool of skills, which is still inexpensive with respect to International standards.

Many US companies have benefited in their business activities from IT outsourcing by engaging companies who have gained expertise in offshore development in India. In addition to this, in spite of rising elements costs, Indian offshore engagements can still provide cost savings of 40-50 percent.

With big global players in Internet Service Provider sector in Indian market, high speed, redundant internet connectivity is now possible. Higher broadband availability and higher broadband penetration has played an important role in the success of offshore software development in India.

Thus, the above factors and the ability of Indian vendors to provide high quality solutions along with cost advantage have made India a leader in Offshore Software Development....