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b'One of India\\u2019s major exports can readily be seen in computer science faculties, at information technology events, or among programmers and developers in most parts of the world\\u2014the IT professional.\\n\\nIndia is a major global supplier of IT professionals, especially to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development member countries, but stricter immigration policies in countries, including the US and the UK in the wake of Brexit, may dent their job prospects, forcing an increased focus on the People\\u2019s Republic of China and Japan.\\n\\nAn Asian Development Bank Institute report by Anthony D\\u2019Costa of the University of Melbourne found the entire Indian IT industry is estimated to employ directly 2.5 million to 3 million people, with another 10 million or so indirectly in low-wage services. \\n\\nBut with much of the domestic industry focused on the lower end of the market, going abroad is one of the few attractive options for upward mobility. \\n\\nRestrictive immigration policies mean this is not always feasible. \\n\\nRead the transcript\\nhttps://bit.ly/2KLIz2v\\n\\nRead the report\\nhttps://www.adb.org/publications/labor-migration-asia\\n\\nAbout the author\\nAnthony P. D\\u2019Costa is chair and professor, Contemporary Indian Studies Director, Development Studies Program, University of Melbourne, Australia.\\n\\nKnow more about ADBI\\u2019s work on labor\\nhttps://bit.ly/2LYGzF5 \\nhttps://bit.ly/2LYGKQL'