Germany is seeking to attract skilled Indian workers, its envoy said, as US President Donald Trump’s H-1B visa crackdown rattles India’s software industry and raises tensions with Washington.

Our migration policy is “reliable, it’s modern and it’s predictable,” said Philipp Ackermann, Germany’s ambassador to India and Bhutan, in a video on his X account. “We do not change our rules fundamentally overnight,” he said, emphasizing that Indians will find both stability and “great job opportunities” in the European nation.

Germany’s outreach comes just days after Trump imposed a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications for skilled workers — a move that disproportionately affects Indians, who account for two-thirds of such visas. The policy threatens India’s $280 billion tech services indust

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