Read the article and choose the best answer:In the future India will face _______ competition.The Place To BeIn the global market for white-collar work, India rules supreme. But others are lining upMost Americans or Britons would find it difficult to name their best national call centres or top providers of IT services. in India, the people who run the call centres are like rock stars, endlessly featured in the media.India's IT industry is growing at an incredible rate. Last year the industry achieved sales of $16 billion. The big firms are hiring about 1,000 graduates a month straight from Indian technical colleges.The sales of Infosys alone, one of the top providers of IT services, have grown rapidly in the last five years. The firm claims to run the biggest corporate training facility in the world, with 4000 students at a time and three courses a year. The company’s chairman, Narayana Murthy, says Infosys is going to expand further. The headquarters of Infosys in Bangalore has facilities that include open-air restaurants, an amphitheatre, basketball courts, a swimming pool and even a golf course.India’s BPO (business-process outsourcing) industry is younger and smaller, but growing even faster. Last year its sales were $36 billion; by 2008 they are expected to reach $21 billion or even $24 billion. About 70% of the BPO industry's revenue comes from call centres; 20% from high-volume, low-value data work, such as transcribing health-insurance claims; and the remaining 10% from higher-value information work, such as dealing with insurance claims.For the moment, India accounts for about 80% of the low-cost offshore market. In the long run, however, it is sure to face hotter competition, especially from China and Russia. When it does, the quality of its infrastructure will become crucial. The most important thing to improve is India’s airports, says Mr Murthy of Infosys: ‘The moment of truth comes when foreigners land in India. They need to fee! comfortable. After airports, Mr Murthy lists better hotels, roads, schools and power supply, in that order.
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