Couple of weeks ago I got an email educating me about the benefits of outsourcing to Pakistan
Trust me that made me laugh. The first thought that came to my mind was, who would like to do business with a country which is almost on the verge of collapse…

Every other day we keep hearing about terror incidents which would make one assume it’s so damn difficult to survive there how can one ever think about doing business…

Pakistan and Sri Lanka are two countries which have more or less same talent resources at the same cost or even cheaper in comparison to India however they are years behind in terms of building conducive atmosphere which would attract foreign investment or entice major businesses to even think about outsourcing over there.. and one of the main reason is Security concern.

My fear is that after the mumbai incident now, would the same concern be thought of in reference to India

I hope this doesn’t happen however it won’t too long before it starts happening

Hindustan times reports that
“A recent survey carried out by the Mahindra Special Services Group showed that a majority of corporates (97 per cent) view security as an area of increasing priority in future.
However, very few corporates have taken any concrete steps to improve awareness about security and induce an appropriate mindset, the survey said..”

You can read the whole report here

Security is a sensitive subject and should be dealt with great importance from macro to macro level
The Govt. should do what it needs to and the business should contribute by doing what it can,because whenever such a terror strike happens it affects both of them adversely

Another article I saw on market watch said Mumbai attack would bring back the world’s focus back on terrorism

David Callaway is editor-in-chief of MarketWatch.adds that so far Obama’s stress was on economy n recession however the fresh attacks on Mumbai would try to bring his focus back to terrorism.

He further adds “ It is hard to believe that al-Qaida won't test the new Obama administration almost immediately to see what it is up against in the next chapter of the war on terror.
While foreign policy rightly took a back seat during the last stage of the campaign to the wrenching economic troubles caused by the credit crisis, those days will prove short-lived. Iraq is still volatile, Afghanistan grows worse each day, Iran remains a wild-card, and in Pakistan, it really depends on the week.

You can read the whole report here

What should you do in these troubled times…

1. Stay there, put up a brave front after all it’s a too serious issue and we need to address it collectively
2. To hell with the problem, Run away and start doing business elsewhere…

In case you are thinking about the second option tell me a single place where terror cant strike?

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