Indians ready to board the flight to the US or the UK ?

not so...

Indian companies are finding it harder to get their more experienced people to travel to the US or the UK.

I guess one of the biggest contributors is the constantly improving standard of living for experienced software developers. Saving money used to be a big winner earlier but now these folks are paid extremely well in India itself and thats no longer a huge pull. Many of these folks have already travelled to either of the locations and have had the experience of travelling abroad. It is also an indication of the fact that the former Indian software yuppies are growing older and have families of their own which are now a higher priority.

Gone are the days when India software companies could just expect their employees to put their personal life on hold, pack their bags and head off in search of a better life. Gone are the days that travel used to be an incentive. Indian companies need to now incentivize travel.

I wonder what the long term impacts of this are going to be on an Indian economy so used to shipping out software professionals. Do Indian companies need to change their models to fit this new trend.