India in talks with US over plan to curb work visas
Sources say the proposal by Washington is linked to a push by many governments for ‘data localisation’
20 June 2019 - 16:57
New Delhi — India is in talks with the US on H-1B work visas but has not heard anything official from Washington on capping such permits for Indians, the foreign ministry said on Thursday.
Reuters reported on Wednesday the US had told India it was considering caps on H-1B work visas for countries that force foreign companies to store data locally, according to sources familiar with the matter...
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