BPO rumpus: Nasscom says US could lose a $2 trillion opportunity

 A joint study by Nasscom and Evalueserve released here today forecast a labour shortage of 5.6 million in the US by 2010, a large chunk of which would be in high-tech areas.

 This gap could be bridged through immigration of 3.2 million workers and offshoring to the tune of 1.3 million jobs, the report said, adding that India was strongly positioned to claim over 50 per cent of offshored work on the strength of its cost and language (English-speaking) advantages.