Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 10:29am on 21 Sep 2025,Sunday India Global
India's Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal responded to Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee with defiant optimism, stating countries are "afraid of our talent." Speaking ahead of September 22 US trade talks, Goyal invited Indian professionals to "come to India, innovate here, design here" for rapid economic growth. He highlighted India's 7.8% first-quarter growth beating economist expectations, targeting developed nation status by 2047. The H-1B move follows Trump's punitive tariffs over Russian oil purchases, causing Indian exports to US to drop from $8.01 billion in July to $6.86 billion in August. Despite tensions, both sides called recent September 16 talks "positive" as negotiations restart after August stalemate. (PC: ANI News & News X)
