Amid the rising H1B visa concerns, the Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that the government is holding talks with the US administration and also working with the industries in this regard. She added that the government is in close touch with those industries which have a stake and which need to be assisted during this transitional phase.
The Minister further said that the government is also working with industry body Nasscom and the Information Technology (IT) industry, and taking their inputs. She said 'The industry also acknowledges that while we are going to the US there are lot of US companies coming to India and are investing for the past several years and many of them are expanding. As much as we are worried about our people going, they are worried about investments coming to India”.
Additionally, Sitharaman has said that the Commerce and the Foreign secretaries went to the US and had initial talks. The 2018 H1-B visa details have been issued and there is no change in US position and the numbers remain largely the same. She also said that from among those who get visas and send people to the US, India still is the largest which needs to be kept in mind.