Best of BS Opinion: Increasing visa hurdles, Trump vs Biden, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

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Rajesh Kumar New Delhi
2 min read Last Updated : Oct 23 2020 | 7:52 AM IST
The US government has proposed to not issue temporary business visas, which are used by firms for short-term on site work. While this may not have a significant impact, the latest move is part of a larger trend. In this context, our lead editorial notes that Indian IT companies will have to focus on innovation and product development now rather than on service provision. Read here
 
Other opinion pieces talk about vaccination, financial market reforms, and why Indians like the US. 
 
Government’s assurance that there would be no budgetary constraints on the vaccination programme for Covid is encouraging. There would be a significant fiscal outgo on this account and the government will need to be prepared by taking the states into confidence, argues our second editorial 
 

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Topics :Joe BidenBS OpinionUS visaH-1B VisaDonald TrumpIndians in USIndian Americanscorporate bond marketBond marketsCoronavirus VaccineIndian IT SectorIndian IT services firmsIndian IT firms

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