The New York Times reports that India may be shifting from technology outsourcing to manufacturing.

Reporter Anand Giridharadas writes: "India's emergence as a manufacturing hub comes as multinationals look for alternatives to China. A talent shortage is lifting wages there, and that could make Chinese goods costlier and help India compete against China's smooth and comprehensive infrastructure, an advantage that reduces its cost of production."

Victoria's Secret, Nokia, and BMW are among the companies investing in India-based manufacturing.

What does this mean for call center outsourcing? Is the quiet news of call center repatriation an omen? Is India slowly repositioning itself? Good questions, but with companies like Apple expanding into India and Dell increasing its India force by 5,000, call center outsourcing isn't going away soon.