Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi must raise the contentious H-1B visa issue besides defence cooperation and terrorism during his first bilateral meeting with US President Donald Trump, members of the Indian community said here on Sunday. More From Livemint »Among those waiting to catch a glimpse of Modi was Mridula, originally from Hyderabad, and working in New York on an H-1B visa. Avinash Bilugu, another H-1B visa holder working in Albany, echoed the concerns over the work visas. The Trump administration has said that if the Indian side raises the contentious H-1B visa issue during President Trump’s meeting with Modi, the Americans were ready to respond. Trump signed an executive order in April for tightening the rules of the H-1B visa programme to stop “visa abuses”.

Source: Mint June 25, 2017 06:25 UTC