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A pending lawsuit against India?s largest software exporter Infosys Technologies and the departure from the company of its head of global sales and marketing, over accusations that he sexually harassed a former U.S. employee of the company, are creating waves among Indian companies. Although sexual harassment can be tried in criminal courts in India, and the country?s Supreme Court promulgated an official definition of sexual harassment and standards for company action five years ago, sexual harassment remains a widespread problem that is rarely dealt with in the open. With approximately sixty-five percent of India?s exports going to the U.S., and its massive software industry intimately linked to the U.S., many Indian companies are realizing that they have long been sitting on a powder keg and are moving quickly to defuse the situation with anti-harassment policies, sensitivity training and dismissal of problem employees.