As interest in the domestic Indian labour market continues to strengthen, companies are also keen to relocate talent abroad. What should HR consider when expatriating a family out of India?

Family ties are strong in India.

A number of international employment firms have recently followed multinationals into India. The move to establish a presence on the subcontinent by firms such as Monster.com and Kelly Services is an indication that the exchange of talent will continue. Adecco, the world's largest staffing company, for example, purchased 67 percent of India's PeopleOne last autumn.

"We expect India to be one of our fastest growing markets and our international clients to benefit from our enlarged network," said Jérôme Caille, chief executive officer for Adecco Group, in a statement released after the acquisition was announced.

Experts say several factors account for the interest in relocating Indian talent. The heightened presence of European and US-based firms in India has meant an increased understanding of western work cultures and expectations.

India also produces approximately as many as 200,000 technical graduates a year, the highest number of English-speaking graduates in the world, said Umesh Ramakrishnan, vice chairman of global search firm Christian & Timbers.

"Between the fresh graduates and the experienced work force, the trend is certainly very strong," he said.

The call for top executives from India is only just beginning, said Dinesh Mirchandani, president of Boyden Global Executive Search in India.

"The trend of tapping India's managerial potential at the high level is about to happen," said Mirchandani, who is based in Mumbai.

Demand for this talent may be, at least in part, due to the high success rate Indians have abroad. Mirchandani attributes this to India's complex, chaotic environment. He points to the high rate of poverty and the tough competition for seats at university as two of the many factors that contribute to developing individuals who are resourceful and clever.

"Today they call it out of the box thinking," he said.  "We live in a country with 14 languages and 500 dialects. We've grown up understanding and managing diversity."

Indian's abroad have a high success rate.

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