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In the wake of Indian IT professionals having some unpleasant experiences abroad, the government has decided to start an 8216;escort service8217; that will provide information on foreign countries8217; visa rules.
The IT ministry and Nasscom were working together to create such a service, said Minister for Information Technology Arun Shourie, here on Monday. IT secretary R.R. Shah had already held discussions with Nasscom president Kiran Karnik in this regard.
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They would jointly provide escort service to Indian IT professionals going overseas, he said, when asked about the detention of a I-flex official. There were several lessons to be learnt from the incident.
Quoting chairman of Wipro Limited Azim Premji, Shourie said, Indian IT companies need to be 8216;scrupulous8217;, but hastened to add that he was not saying that they were not scrupulous.
Besides being very careful about visa regimes, he said, there is also a need for Indian firms to work closely with overseas customers, who are bound to bail them out in such situations.
