Overview

• Speaking at an Observer Research Foundation panel on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, S. Jaishankar said a cross‑border labor market is an unavoidable reality.
• He called for a more acceptable, contemporary and efficient framework to place talent in a distributed global workplace.
• The comments followed U.S. moves reported to include a $100,000 H‑1B fee and a lottery redesign that prioritizes higher‑paid applications.
• Indians account for roughly 71% to nearly three‑quarters of H‑1B recipients, concentrating the impact of the policy changes on Indian workers and employers.
• Jaishankar also said trade frictions can be resolved and emphasized building national capacities for greater self‑reliance in a turbulent environment.