'India leads in outsourcing'

Despite the political backlash in the US, outsourcing of information technology jobs will continue, and one out of every four high-technology jobs in developed countries today may be outsourced to emerging markets, like India, by 2010, according to Gartner.

"In terms of offshore centres, India remains the undisputed leader, with China and Russia emerging as strong contenders," the infotech consultancy firm said in a report released yesterday.

The prediction comes as the US-based group presented its analysis of the outsourcing trends and other current infotech issues at its annual spring symposium in Spain.