Consultants head out to West Asia, Africa as business slows in India

The economic slowdown is showing not just on ground but in the sky as well. While corporate honchos have always been flying in and out of cities, it is the Indian consultants who are now increasingly crowding the flights to places such as Qatar, Riyadh, UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Tanzania, Nigeria, Sudan and China in search of business. Not too long ago, these were among the typical destinations for construction and other labour from India.    

Work has virtually come to a standstill for consultants in the country’s infrastructure sector. Be it roads, airports, ports or any other infrastructure