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Originally posted by jbcummings:
As a contract programmer, I worked for an Indian company that was doing work for Verizon. Prior to that I was part of Nortel Networks when they declared bankruptcy and worked with a different set of IT contractors who were based in India. In my experiences, they are friendly people, but there’s a lack of work ethic and they have no issue with telling you whatever they think you want to hear instead of being truthful. They tend to be class based as well and “managers” are considered superior to the worker bees who actually do the work.

IMHO we gain nothing from India as an ally. They would leave you hanging in a heart-beat if it benefited them.

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Originally posted by valkyrie1:
India plays both sides of the coin especially in arms deals, they will buy Rafael fighters then new AKs under license built from Russia and S400 missile systems never mind the already purchased Sukhoi and other aircraft.

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Originally posted by sidss1:
Valkyrie-India buys defense equipment from the former USSR and now Putin's Russia and from France, because, very simply, the US Govt has a long standing tradition of not selling any arms to the Indian Govt., while arming Pakistan to the teeth with F-16 jets, P-3 Orion planes and drones, artillery pieces, and tanks etc. If the US sold arms and armaments to India, sure they would buy American arms, and not go to get the s****y quality Russian pieces of crap that they end up with.

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Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:

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I'm kind of surprised at the amount of shitting on India in this thread, really? You're condemning an entire huge democratic nation over phone scammers?

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Surprised there isn't more disdain. I would much prefer dealing the Phillipines when it comes to CSR. Their programming skills suck as well.

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Originally posted by valkyrie1:
India plays both sides of the coin especially in arms deals, they will buy Rafael fighters then new AKs under license built from Russia and S400 missile systems never mind the already purchased Sukhoi and other aircraft.

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Originally posted by divil:
It does seem absurd that we don't sell military hardware to India yet we do to Pakistan. India is involved in border disputes with China in more than one area that occasionally turns violent.

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Philippine call centers, no better than Indian call centers. They are all handed a script and all told to follow it. Sure it works, as long as it’s a routine question or problem. But once it becomes a out of the ordinary situation you are screwed.

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Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:

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Philippine call centers, no better than Indian call centers. They are all handed a script and all told to follow it. Sure it works, as long as it’s a routine question or problem. But once it becomes a out of the ordinary situation you are screwed.

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They are just nicer and not condescending like the Indians. Tony Hsieh of Zappo shoes had it right. His call center was in Vegas and he ONLY employed Americans. That was one main reason his company was successful.