Executive Director of the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) America, Dhruva Jaishankar, on Tuesday (local time) said that both Indian and US-based companies have expressed concern over the sufficient availability of skilled talent for their jobs in the wake of recent hikes in H-1B visa fees by the Trump administration.

Speaking to ANI, Jaishankar highlighted the challenges posed by evolving US immigration policies while emphasising India’s respect for sovereign decisions.

“India is conscious of the fact that for any country, the immigration regime tends to be a sovereign matter, including India’s. In that sense, it’s really up to every government to design its visa policies,” Jaishankar said.

He noted that “industry has raised some concerns about whether it is able to get sufficient ta

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