Nandan Nilekani
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"Nandan Nilekani" is an Indian entrepreneur, bureaucrat and politician. He was the Chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). After a successful career at Infosys, he headed the Government of India's technology committee, TAGUP. He is a member of Indian National Congress.

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This deal is a tipping point for Indian IT, ... It shows Indian IT companies are on a level footing with larger global competitors.

We have developed systems for hiring, training and retaining employees like an elaborate science.

Ever since the India-Pakistan conflict, our customers have asked for enhanced security.

The volumes growth story is on track, with demand strong from the financial services, retail, aerospace and insurance sectors.

Expatriates are returning because India is hot. There is an increasing feeling that significant action in the technology industry is moving to India.

It took us the whole of fiscal 2004 to reach a revenue of $1bn. We reached the same level in the first six months of this year.

In the last couple of years, companies have taken security issues very seriously. We will redouble our efforts now.

Going forward, we expect revenues to cross the two billion dollars mark at 2.14 billion dollars by March 2006.

I scribbled four words down in my notebook: 'The world is flat.'