South Asia

South Asia is comformed by Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Bhutan.

This Region has more than 1.4 billion
people and it's said that is home for half of the world's entire poverty.



Hinduism, Islam and Buddhism are the dominant religions in this region.


This region has been distinguished by its achievements in the fields of education; industry; health care; information technology and services; international trade; business enterprises; and outsourcing services.


But the region has also faced some issues that has difficulted the total harmony and development of the region; religious extremism, high levels of corruption, disagreements on political boundaries, and inequitable distribution of wealth are just some examples. The most extreme case is faced by the territorial conflict faced by Pakistan and India.

India during the last decade has grown enourmosly, transforming itself into one of the most fast growing countries in the world. It is widely known for its outsourcing services and its market has been attractive for many investors. Indian government has planned for the year 2025 to be one of the world powers. Hindi and English are the most spoken languages in India and now days English is tought in middle school and high school as a program to standarize english as their second language and improve educational quality. This country is also considered like the mother of generic drugs due to the fact that they have had experienced high development in technology, science and manufacturing medicines.

The caste system is probably one of the cultural facts that distiguish Indu people, the caste shows in a certain way the social satus in the society, it is closed and has limits between the castes. Limitations in occupation and social participation. The marriages are arranged between castes and eventhough this seems crazy for us, this is a very important issue in India, they respect it, believe in it and they enjoy it.


•BRAHMANS: the priestly and learned class
•KSHATRIYAS: the warriors and rulers
•VAISYAS: farmers and merchants
•SUDRAS: peasants and laborers

The way to define in which caste people is depends on rituals and beliefs

watch the following video to make yourself and idea of India diverse culturality.



1. What do you think are the reasons behind the fast-growth outsourcing industry in India?
Reasons behind the fast-growth outsourcing industry in India:
According to the case “HR Challenges at Computer Age Management Services (P) Ltd.” The Management Case Study Journal 7 (2): 41-51

One of the reasons that made India's outsourcing so popular is the fact that they can speak english, the business language of the XXI century, and a language spoken in two major markets, United States and UK.

The laborforce is qualified and cheap, there are more than 1 billion people living in India, this defenitly reduces labor costs.

Another reason is that the people who work in the outsorcing industry are young teenayers between 20 and 30 years who are in college, who are abitious and want to earn money during their free time.

Finally India is playing a key role in the world board now days specially with the outsorcing of softwares.

Bibliography:

HR Challenges at Computer Age Management Services (P) Ltd.” The Management Case Study Journal 7 (2): 41-51

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDqDZleHjm8&feature=related

Photo:http://www.virtualcurriculum.com/N3225/spring2006/inderjit/south_asia_map.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Asia

http://www.aseansec.org/