There are several aspects to it, besides productivity. A company is more than a resource pool. It has workflows, cultural aspects. The engineers have commitment

There are several aspects to it, besides productivity. A company is more than a resource pool. It has workflows, cultural aspects. The engineers have commitments. People are chosen for cultural fit, and mentored into higher positions. Teams build internal relationships. Indian developers are as capable as any other developer. But the whole reason why they were hired in the first place, to lower costs, mean that they will always be second rate citizens in the environment. Not because they are bad at their job - but because they are a way to cut costs. There will be no budget for innovative projects, heavy training, bonuses will be limited. They won’t have access to what’s going on, they won’t be able to have greater impact. A good engineer may be born anywhere. A lot of us here learned tech by reading .TXT files on 486 computers. The problem with outsourcing is outsourcing itself.