How Trump's H-IB fee hike impacts India's talent pool

Late last month, the Trump administration announced a stunning $100,000 fee on new H-IB visas — the main channel through which US employers hire foreign professionals in technology, engineering, and research.

- HT Correspondent

The move has sent shockwaves through America’s innovation ecosystem, prompting fears that companies will either look abroad—or scale back their ambitions at home.

Few countries will be as impacted by this change as India, whose citizens account for nearly three-quarters of annual H-1B visa petitions. So, what happens when the world’s largest economy makes it harder for global talent to come in?

This is the question economist Britta Glennon addressed on a recent episode of Grand Tamasha, a weekly podcast on Indian politics and policy co-produced by HT and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Glennon is an Assistant Professor of Management at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Her research focuses on immigration and cross-border innovation.