India-US Ties Hit A New Nerve: Frozen Trade Talks, H-1B Curbs & Musk's Ambani Attack - What's Happening?

U.S. visa shock, trade tensions: Is India turning to middle powers?

India-U.S. relations face fresh strains as trade talks stall, visa restrictions target Indian companies and tensions over Russian oil persist. In this episode of Worldview, we examine the roadblocks to an India-U.S. trade deal and why New Delhi is deepening partnerships with Europe, Canada, Africa and other middle powers to diversify its trade and strategic options.

India hits out at Washington criticism as ties fray further

The dispute is one of a number of risks to India’s IT sector, which contributes roughly 7% of the country’s GDP.

India-US Ties Hit A New Nerve: Frozen Trade Talks, H-1B Curbs & Musk's Ambani Attack - What's Happening?

Trade negotiations that were expected to strengthen economic ties have stalled. Washington is tightening scrutiny of skilled foreign workers, putting fresh pressure on the H-1B and green-card pipeline that has long been crucial to Indian technology professionals. And Elon Musk, whose Starlink is seeking to expand in India, has stepped up his criticism of the country's business and regulatory envir

Musk Preaches Competition to India. Where Is It in His Own Backyard?

Musk's defenders have a fair rebuttal. He is a company executive, not the American government, and Starlink's licence in India has nothing legally to do with US visa policy. Every country, India included, restricts market access when it invokes security or sovereignty. Musk also has a long record of lobbying governments for approvals, and Tesla shelved an earlier India entry plan over high import taxes, so his frustration with market barriers is…