Green Cards, Leverage, Alliances
from All Things Policy Hosted by Takshashila Institution
On 8th October, the US Labour Secretary, with Vice President JD Vance beside him, suspended eight companies from PERM. This is the first step towards an employer-sponsored green card. Four of the eight are India's largest IT firms. Microsoft and Adobe are on the list too. The same day, a US admiral ended a six-day visit to Delhi after major joint military exercises. Join Arindam Goswami and Brigadier Anil Raman in this episode of All Things Policy as they argue why it is time India stopped playing nice and why India should use its leverage in defence cooperation and other areas. In today’s episode, we will look at the geopolitical underpinnings and impact of these sorts of decisions. We will also test the main argument of the op-ed written by Anil on this issue. We will examine how the US midterms on 3rd November and China have probably had a bearing on this. And we will ask what the economic evidence says about the effect of such curbs on American innovation and wages. You can read Anil's wonderful op-ed on this issue here: https://www.ndtv.com/opinion/us-visa-shock-its-time-india-stopped-playing-nice-with-trumps-america-12159772 All Things Policy is a daily podcast on public policy brought to you by the Takshashila Institution, Bengaluru. Find out more on our research and other work here: https://takshashila.org.in/research-areas Check out our public policy courses here: https://school.takshashila.org.in
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