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