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New “Temples” of India: Singapore and India Collaboration in Information Technology Parks by Yahya, Faizal bin

India has been at the center of outsourcing discussions in the news, journals, TV shows, as well as trade publications. This book is unique in that it discusses the collaboration between India and Singapore in creating sophisticated technology infrastructure in India that has helped to accelerate India’s role in global information technology (IT) and business process outsourcing. The author, Faizal bin Yahya, who has been involved with the very first child of this experiment, International Tech Park Bangalore (ITPB), offers a detailed account of the history of these two countries, the factors that lead to their economic alliance, the trials and tribulations of this relationship, and finally the future of this partnership. The first chapter gives an overview of the book and lays out underpinnings of the factors that led to economic cooperation between India and Singapore. In 1947 India gained independence from British. Some argue that because India emphasized the path of self-reliance and self-sufficiency, it missed great opportunities for economic growth and development. Since 1991, however, Indian government engaged in political and economic reforms embracing capitalistic economic model to strengthen its economic ties with the rest of the world. In addition, India envisioned a “Look East” policy to seek economic, business, and trade partnerships with East Asian countries. Contrary to India, Singapore after its separation from Malaysia in 1965 followed a capitalistic economic model. But both countries faced unique challenges: India with abundant IT talent lacked infrastructure and Singapore with its well-developed infrastructure was nearing a ceiling on its domestic economic growth. The underlying complementarities between the two nations and the need for economic expansion paved way to a mutually beneficial partnership between these two nations. Chapter 2 presents realignment of economic policies of India in the post-cold war era. South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is a coalition of nations in the South Asian region of which India is a member. SAARC was not very effective in promoting intraregional trade, and India began to look toward East Asian and Southeast Asian countries for economic linkages with its ‘Look East’ policy. As a result, India signed agreements with