China cannot overtake India in information technology as long as Indian companies maintain the headstart they enjoy in the sector, Azim Premji, Chief of IT major Wipro said. ‘‘China lags behind India three to four years in it and China can never overtake India in the sector so long as it keeps that edge,’’ Premji told a meeting of the Indian business community here. Expatiating on the core strengths of Indian IT industry, Premji said the sector which employs 0.8 million people in the country now has the potential to create indirect job opportunities for an additional two million people by 2008. The turnover was $16.5 billion in 2002-03, he said. (PTI)
