For decades, India ’s services exports have been its golden

goose — powering jobs, foreign exchange, and global

influence.

But this is now under threat.

Lawmakers in the United States have proposed a law that will

tax companies outsourcing their services. This comes on top of

the hike in fees of H1B visas.

Together, they pose a threat to India’s most lucrative and

fastest growing export: services.

To unpack this threat, StratNewsGlobal.Tech spoke to

Professor Pritam Banerjee, Head, Centre for WTO Studies,

IIFT. The professor has just co-published a research paper on

how Washington’s new playbook could reshape the global

digital economy and what India must do to stay ahead.

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