Arun Jaitley raises visa issue with the United States


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  • Friday, 21 Apr 2017

India's Finance Minister Arun Jaitley speaking on the Goods and Services Tax issues during the Vibrant Gujarat investor summit in Gandhinagar, India in January. — Reuters

MUMBAI: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley discussed the issue of an executive order on high-skilled visas that affects the country's US$150bil (RM659.7bil) information technology sector with US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in Washington on April 20.

Jaitley expressed hope that the Trump administration would take into account the contributions of Indian professionals in the United States before taking any decision, India's finance ministry said in a statement on April 21.

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