NEW DELHI: The motion of expert professionals is a vital a part of India-US ties and advantages each international locations, New Delhi stated on Friday (Jan 3) amid a debate over H-1B visas on which President-elect Donald Trump and his backer Elon Musk commented just lately.
India, recognized for its large pool of IT professionals, lots of whom work internationally, accounts for the majority of such visas issued by america.
Late final month, Trump stated he totally backed the H1B programme for overseas staff opposed by a few of his supporters after Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, vowed to go to “war” to defend it.
India stated such visas offered mutual advantages.
“Our international locations have a powerful and rising financial and technological partnership and inside this ambit, mobility of expert professionals is a vital part,” India’s overseas ministry spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal, instructed a press convention when requested in regards to the H1B visa discussions within the US.
“India-US financial ties profit loads from the technical experience offered by expert professionals, with either side leveraging their strengths and aggressive worth. We stay up for additional deepening India-U.S financial ties that are to our mutual profit.”
India acquired about 78 per cent of the 265,777 H1B visas issued by america within the fiscal yr ended Sep 30, 2023.
The nation is eager to strengthen ties beneath Trump, Jaiswal stated, noting that India’s overseas minister and overseas secretary just lately visited america and held conferences with Trump’s transition group.
