Amid Trump’s Tariffs & H-1B Visa Woes, Is Modi’s Swadeshi Pushback Only a Rhetorical Shield? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My74JIpOFaQ | Barkha
Mojo Story Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s renewed push for swadeshi comes as Washington stuns the world with a steep $100,000 H-1B visa fee. While the White House clarified this is a one-time payment for new applicants, the announcement sparked panic among Indian professionals, students, and families in the U.S.
The fallout is already visible: confusion, cancelled flights, and deep uncertainty for thousands of Indians working in America’s tech and business sectors. As Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal heads to the States for critical trade talks and Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar meets U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the UN General Assembly in New York, the big question is clear: Will this H-1B visa crisis push India to reset its economic strategy, strengthen self-reliance, and negotiate tougher on the global stage?