Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao to visit TCS Campus in Bangalore

Filed in archive Outsourcing News on April 9, 2005

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is set to visit Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in Bangalore, India. The Chinese leader will arrive in Bangalore on April 10, and will be received by S. Ramadorai, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of TCS, along with other TCS top executives. According to official sources, Wen is keen to get first-hand knowledge on India's expertise in the IT sector, especially in software field.

Wu Dawei, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister, said, "Bangalore is the base of India for scientific and technological development and is known as the Silicon Valley of India. This time Premier Wen will pay a visit to the area around Bangalore and meet with some local scientists. Premier Wen would like to know more about the experience of India in developing science and technology."

TCS is the first Indian company to set up a wholly foreign owned enterprise in China. The company has a global delivery center in Hangzhou and offices in Shanghai and Beijing, with more than 200 associates.