method of congruence, 160

method of difference, 160

Microsoft India (R&D) Pvt. Ltd., 113, 121–122, 165

migration of professionals, 78

Mill, J. S., 160

mobility of knowledge. See knowledge transfer

Mowery, D. C., 20

multinational firms/corporations. See firms

in Andhra Pradesh. See Andhra Pradesh

in Kerala. See Kerala

in Tamil Nadu. See Tamil Nadu

National Association of Software and services Companies (NASSCOM), 26, 29, 32–33, 37, 40, 57, 83–86, 88, 102, 109–110, 112, 114, 119–120, 126, 131, 138–142, 147, 151, 154, 156, 175, 183, 198

NeGAP, 92, 98

Nelson, R. R., 19–20

neodevelopmental theories, 5, 14–18, 105–106

neoliberal economic policy, 2–5, 8–9, 27, 48

Network Systems and Technologies (Pvt.) Ltd., 142

networks of immigrant professionals. See immigrants

New Computer Policy of 1984, 51, 55

networked polity, 5, 16, 135, 188

networked production. See global production networks

Nidumolu, S. R., 57

Nipuna Services Ltd., 113

offshore delivery model, 186

firms, 22

software development, 56

online resources, 91

government services, 156

on-site service, 54

outsourcing, 17, 21–22, 114, 122, 142, 166, 197

offshoring in research and development (R&D), 22

O'Riain, S., 5, 17, 106, 188–189, 196

Pack, H., 19

Pagani, M., 196

Park, P. H., 16

Parthasarathy, B., 20

Patibandla, M., 21

pattern matching, 8, 160

Pearce, R. D., 22

Petersen, B., 21

pharmaceutical industry in India, 19

physical and communications infrastructure. See infrastructure

Piore, M., 21