The project I have been involved with over the past 6 months has been quite strange. I'm in Europe, and the company has a team in Hyderabad. The only difference is that the team in Hyderabad is determining the requirements, and I'm writing the code for them. It's a bit of a vice-versa land, especially compared to a few of my previous projects. I think it's quite educational for both them and us, to experience things the other way around.

With developers, you get what you pay for. Good developers in India cost almost as much as good developers elsewhere, and the small cost saving is eaten up by the losses due to distance and culture.