Forbes has named Infosys’ Nandan Nilekani as Asia’s Businessman of the Year.

He is the second Indian national, after Ratan Tata of the Tata group, to get such recognition. Tata was Asia’s Businessman of the Year 2004 and the Fung brothers of Hong Kong’s Li & Fung were the 2005 winners.

Nandan Nilekani
Forbes described Infosys as an Indian wonder, although 98% of its business is derived from foreign countries. “Most of its customers live and work in the US where offshorers, like Infosys, tend to be viewed as faceless armies of software engineers and call-centre operators on the other side of the world, saving American money while stealing their jobs,” Forbes said.

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