I owned a company that provided off-shore services to companies in the US, it worked perfectly. If you are doing off-shoring, you really need to insist on the

I owned a company that provided off-shore services to companies in the US, it worked perfectly. If you are doing off-shoring, you really need to insist on the independence and the ability to speak up of the team, it doesn't work if you get yes-men, sadly that's the general case for India-based offshore companies