Do you think based on your understanding and experience of business analysis/IT, can a BA position be shipped offshore?

The trend in our location of the world is to keep BBA (business - business analysts) and outsource TBA (technical business analysts). Organizations have made a distinction between the two. There are a number of organizations that have made the strategic decision to do 80/20 or 50/50 splits as part of their outsourcing model. The management and the BBA tend to sit above the line as the business does not want to loose the business knowledge. The TBA are more likely to be outsourced to mid tier near shore providers. The lower level BA's are easier to outsource.