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Exporting Talent Is a Necessity, Not a Strategy

A US Vice President's remark describing Indian H-1B workers as indentured servants, the MEA's rebuttal and the Commerce Minister's comments on brain drain followed a US suspension of several firms from the green-card process. Together they have reopened the debate over whether India's long reliance on exporting labour and talent reflects success or a shortage of domestic opportunity.