Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:57am on 22 Sep 2025,Monday India Global
India's $245 billion IT sector faces major disruption as Trump's new $100,000 H-1B visa fee takes effect. The policy threatens to dismantle decades-old business models that built Tamil Nadu and Karnataka into global IT powerhouses. An estimated 40-50% of mid-level engineers in large firms have worked on H-1B visas or aspire to. While White House clarified existing visa holders aren't affected, the fee creates two-tiered system where large corporations may absorb costs while smaller firms face impossible calculations. Students and middle-class families planning US education struggle with additional financial burdens. Some industry veterans predict reverse migration and accelerated offshore delivery, potentially benefiting India's domestic tech ecosystem. (PC: Hindustan Times)
