Will PM Modi address Trump’s India-Pakistan ceasefire claims, issues of lakhs of Indian H-1B holders: Congress

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The opposition celebrations on Sunday(September 21, 2025)took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not taking a firm stand versus the “strong-arm techniques “of the U.S. and rather embracing an” escapist method” by providing”unclear preachings “about the requirement for self-reliance. They targeted the PM over U.S. President Donald Trump’s transfer to enforce a yearly cost of $100,000 for H1B visas and his newest India-Pakistan “ceasefire” claims.

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In a post on X, Congress basic secretary (interactions) Jairam Ramesh stated, “As the PM prepares to resolve the country, his buddy in Washington DC has actually as soon as again taken his thunder and declared – for the 42nd time – that he stopped Operation Sindoor by utilizing increased trade with America as utilize.”

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President Trump has actually made these claims not just in the house in the U.S. however likewise in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UK, Mr. Ramesh included.

He took a dig at Mr. Modi before he dealt with the country on the modified the Goods and Services Tax (GST)rates from Monday(September 22, 2025).

“Will the PM address these claims and mention the significantly filled Indo-US relationship? Will he resolve the issues of lakhs of Indian H1B holders? Will he offer some guarantees to the crores of farmers and employees who stand to lose their income due to his buddy’s tariffs? Or will he simply duplicate what all of us understand on the brand-new GST rates-exercised under desperation and which end up being efficient tomorrow?” the Congress leader stated.

In an unexpected relocation that will extremely affect knowledgeable Indian specialists in the U.S., President Trump has actually purchased a high walking in the yearly H-1B non-immigrant visa cost to $100,000.

As the PM prepares to resolve the country, his buddy in Washington DC has actually when again taken his thunder and declared – for the 42nd time – that he stopped Operation Sindoor by utilizing increased trade with America as take advantage of. President Trump has actually made these claims not just at …

— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) September 21, 2025

The Trump administration, nevertheless, has actually clarified that the brand-new $100,000 cost for H-1B visas is a one-time payment appropriate just to brand-new petitions and does not use to existing visa holders.

United States utilizing ‘coercive methods’: CPI(M)

The CPI(M) on Sunday (September 21, 2025) condemned the United States’ choice to trek H-1B visa charges and called it yet another example of the U.S. utilizing coercive methods to enhance its trade interests at the cost of other nations.

In a declaration provided here, the Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) stated the Union federal government need to take a firm stand versus such “coercive and unfair actions” and need to not catch the U.S. pressure.

“The CPI(M) Polit Bureau highly condemns the unilateral and vindictive procedures taken by the Trump administration of the United States, which has actually enforced an expensive charge of 88 lakh per H-1B visa holder,” the CPI(M) stated in a declaration.

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“This brand-new pronouncement, set to work from September 21, 2025, is yet another example of the United States utilizing coercive techniques to enhance its own trade interests at the expenditure of other nations,” it stated.

The CPI (M )stated the relocation begins the heels of the imposition of 50 % tariffs. It stated the reimposition of sanctions on Iran’s Chabahar Port, a task run by India, is plainly created to apply pressure on India simply as bilateral trade conversations resumed.

‘Bullying’

“These actions total up to bullying, meant to require India to accept unreasonable U.S. tariff-related needs,” it stated.

The Left celebration likewise questioned the federal government’s reaction to the statement.

“Rather than withstanding these strong-arm techniques, Prime Minister Modi has actually picked to react with unclear preachings about the requirement for self-reliance. This escapist method of the head of the state and similarly useless reaction from the Ministry of External Affairs are frustrating and embarrassing for the nation,” it stated.

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The CPI(M) stated the U.S. pronouncement limiting the entry of H-1B visa holders will straight and significantly effect countless knowledgeable Indian experts, interrupting their professions and impacting the incomes of their households.

“The CPI(M) requires that the Indian federal government take a firm stand versus such coercive and unfair actions. It should decline to catch the United States pressure and act decisively to safeguard the rights and interests of Indian individuals,” it included.

In his attack on the BJP, Samajwadi Party (SP) nationwide president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday (September 21, 2025) stated the ruling celebration’s financial and diplomacies had actually stopped working, with the rupee falling and inflation increasing. India’s list of friendly countries is diminishing, and Indians abroad are dealing with extraordinary embarrassment, he stated, describing the treked cost on H-1B visas.

(With PTI inputs)