After US visa order, Rahul Gandhi calls Modi 'weak PM'

“I repeat, India has a weak PM,” Rahul Gandhi wrote on X, while sharing a news report on H-1B.

President Donald Trump on Friday signed a proclamation that will raise the fee for H1-B visas to a staggering USD 100,000 annually, the latest in the administration’s efforts to crack down on immigration.

India, which accounts for 71% of H-1B visa holders, is expected to be hit hardest by the move.

An HT analysis shows that Trump's move on H-1B visa amounts to effectively killing the programme. The new visa fees of $100,000 announced by Trump is more than the median annual salary of a fresh H-1B visa holder and more than 80% of the average annual salary of all H-1B visa holders.

Earlier today, other Congress leaders also criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi over Trump's H-1B visa move, describing him as a "weak" leader whose tendency for "strategic silence" and "loud optics" has become a liability.