Days after US President Donald Trump’s announcement of new $100,000 fee on H-1B visas, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday called for the creation of a “global workforce” model that reflects today’s shifting realities, pointing out that national demographics alone cannot meet rising demands for talent.

Speaking at the ‘At the Heart of Development: Aid, Trade, and Technology’ event organised by the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, Jaishankar said that workforce distribution must be reimagined for a multipolar and turbulent world.

“Where that global workforce is to be housed and located may be a matter of political debate. But there’s no getting away from the reality. Demands cannot be met in many countries purely ou

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