Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has said the Trump administration’s decision to slap a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitions is less about economics and more about politics. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO

“The unfairness of these measures has triggered a strong backlash in India,” Tharoor said, pointing to both Trump’s rhetoric in statements and tweets and the “extremely offensive statements” made by his top trade advisor Peter Navarro. “Such language has raised hackles in New Delhi and across the country. For over three decades, the India-US relationship has only moved toward greater warmth and closeness, so why suddenly resort to such disparaging words about India?”

Speaking to news agency ANI , Tharoor said the sudden visa fee hike was “principally driven by domestic politics,” w

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