Rather than examine the direct results of brain drain, It will be worthwhile to analyze it in terms of the loss society suffers owing to wasted expenses and misused opportunities. The effect of brain drain is more severe in the fields of specialized education, like technology and management, in which the cost and effort of training are substantial. India, which strains its fragile economy considerably to spare money for such education would be badly crippled if it were not to receive any return in terms of specialized service and counsel from those who are nourished by such education. India’s despair may already be working to the advantage of other countries. A stage might come when advanced countries would stop expenditure on higher education, and instead grab readymade talent from India to meet their needs for trained manpower