Heated issue: Modi's comments reflected concern that India's US$150bil (RM668bil) IT services industry would suffer if the United States curbs the visas.
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the United States on Tuesday to keep an open mind on admitting skilled Indian workers, in comments that pushed back against Republican President Donald Trump's "America First" rhetoric on jobs.
Modi's comments reflected concern that India's US$150bil (RM668bil) IT services industry would suffer if the United States curbs the visas, known as H-1B, it relies on to send its software experts to the United States on project work.
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