India talks tough on US visa curbs

New Delhi: Government said on Friday any law by US that seeks to selectively apply visa restrictions on Indian IT businesses may impact the efforts to strengthen bilateral economic ties.

“Any legislation that seeks to selectively apply visa related restriction only against Indian IT business interest in the US would not be in accord with the spirit of deepening strategic partnership between the two countries and may impact on the common efforts to strengthen economic and trade co-operation that the governments of the two countries are actively pursuing,” said commerce and industry minister Nirmala Sitharaman in written reply to the Parliament.

There is concern in the Indian IT industry over the United States Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernisation Bill, 2013, which has not yet been enacted. It denies access to visas or place additional visa related restrictions.