New Delhi, June 11: IT Minister Arun Shourie today asked Indian industry not to read patterns into the recent spate of backlash on Indian IT professionals abroad but said the government was in constant touch with various countries on the matter. "Please do not read a pattern into the backlash. There is no connection between the recent events including Polaris case in Indonesia and i-Flex in Netherlands," Shourie said here.

On the legislations proposed by some US states on outsourcing, Shourie said, "It has not yet become a law."

Stating that Indian embassies were active in various countries on the issue, Shourie said that the anti-outsourcing bill in New Jersey was relating to only government procurement.

"We have established a big presence in IT and we should continue to be indispensable. We should mobilise beneficiary companies so that they know by not availing the services they will become uncompetitive."

At the same time, Indian companies needed to strictly adhere to visa norms, he said, adding that government was working closely with Nasscom to create greater awareness on the issue.

Bureau Report