(Bangalore Getting Bangalored !!)
"Bangalored", a word invented in the United States to describe those whose jobs were lost because their work was outsourced to low-cost India, could well apply to the city, whose rivals are wooing investors as it chokes on its own growth.
An infrastructure crunch threatens Bangalore's prospects and those problems were compounded in October when an influential politician raised doubts about government support for industry in the form of cheap land and subsidies.
Although firms like Intel and Motorola have put Bangalore on the world tech map, a host of rival Indian cities are lining up their own incentives such as cheaper land and subsidies.
Coinciding with the flagship city's troubles, Karnataka's BangaloreIT.in conference kicked off last week with "Beyond Bangalore" as one of its themes.
The aim -- to position Bangalore as a gateway to other states and cities.
Things had looked up for Bangalore earlier this year when construction started in July for a $313 million international airport due for completion in 2008.

Stiff competition
Pune, Mumbai and Delhi's satellite town of Gurgaon are already established centres for the IT industry. Realty consultant Jones Lang LaSalle said last week even other "Tier III" cities were now emerging as lower cost rivals.
Genpact, a leading back-office firm spun off by General Electric Co, and Progeon, a subsidiary of Nasdaq-listed Infosys, are already in Jaipur.
Even small towns like the textile centre of Coimbatore is attracting big companies like Cognizant Technology. Wipro has already branched out to communist-ruled Kolkata and bought huge chunks of land near Delhi.

Rajasthan growth friendly IT Policy
As an affirmation of the State Government's commitment, following policy initiatives are to be taken: