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Modi will pay a price for H-1B visa curbs
By adding services to a trade war that Team Modi didn’t see coming, Trump is piling pressure at a time of AI disruption and growing youth unemployment.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) and US President Donald Trump during a joint news conference at the White House in Washington on Feb 13.
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Andy Mukherjee
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It’s hard to say what President Donald Trump’s extraordinary attack on immigration will mean for the future of US tech dominance. What’s clearer, however, is the immediate challenge he has created for his friend Narendra Modi – days after wishing him a happy 75th birthday.
Indians account for more than 70 per cent of all H-1B visas. A steep US$100,000 (S$128,000) entry fee ,
