Balance of Power

Trump Lays the H-1B Visa Bill at Modi’s Door

After crushing US tariffs, India is now in the firing line over talent visas.

US President Donald Trump and India’s Narendra Modi at the White House in February.

Photographer: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Getty Images

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President Donald Trump didn’t mention India by name when he announced a $100,000 fee for H-1B visas, the decades-old skilled-worker program adored by Silicon Valley headhunters.