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H-1B visa uncertainty adds to Indian IT services industry's woes

In an interview with Fox News, Lutnick said he was involved in revamping the H-1B visa system

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Industry players and senior executives, who have been in a wait-and-watch mode since US President Donald Trump came back to power, believe that the industry has become much bigger to get rattled by the visa issue.

Shivani ShindeAvik Das Mumbai/Bengaluru

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The Indian information technology (IT) services industry, already grappling with the twin pressures of slowing growth and the disruptive rise of artificial intelligence (AI), is staring at a fresh challenge — tightening US visa norms. The latest warning has come from US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who has called for an overhaul of the visa programme.
 
In an interview with Fox News, Lutnick said he was involved in revamping the H-1B visa system. “We’re going to change that programme because that’s terrible, right? We’re going to change the green card… That’s the gold card that’s coming. And that’s when we’re