This was among the first industries to see rapid growth following reforms -- in this sense, the industry has been the flagship of India's new economy, instrumental in driving the growth of the 1990s and bringing India to the attention of the world.
Most importantly, perhaps, the industry unlocked the aspirations of countless Indians as never before through the possibilities it offered for jobs and upward mobility.
This sense of possibility and the rising aspirations--that began with the IT sector and that have now intensified as India's growth has become broad-based--are the new unifying themes across the country. These twin themes will largely determine where our politics and policies will be headed.
Image: Employees at the Wipro Spectramind call center. India enjoys an unparalleled reputation as an outsourcing destination for the high-tech sector. | Photograph: STR/AFP/Getty Images
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