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This paper discusses the key opportunities and challenges to Indian labor in the new economy. The author presents a favorable picture of India's growing expertise in high technology industries and states that jobs outsourced to India include not only clerical activities like data entry and call center operation but also highly skilled work in research and development. The paper concludes that although the new economy promises expanding opportunities for educated people in the Indian labor market, the conversion into widespread and participatory development in the country requires strong interventionist policies by the Indian government, most importantly in education and social development.