PM under 'GyaneshGate' siege, will not retaliate to U.S. visa crackdown: Congress
PERM suspension has come shortly after the Modi government went out of its way to please U.S. President Donald Trump by imposing UPI MDR charges that will clearly and directly benefit American companies, Jairam Ramesh claimed.
On October 9, 2026, India's main opposition party Congress took a firm stance against U.S. visa crackdowns on Indian IT professionals, stating that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, now facing the GyaneshGate controversy, will not retaliate. Jairam Ramesh, Congress general secretary in-charge of communications, condemned the U.S. actions in a post on X, emphasizing that appeasing bullies never pays.
The U.S. government recently suspended eight major IT firms, including Microsoft, Tata, Infosys, and Wipro, from a program that allows foreign workers to apply for green cards, citing concerns about American job market displacement. Labour Secretary Keith Sonderling and Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the suspension, also linking the crackdown to ongoing investigations into the companies.
Meanwhile, the GyaneshGate controversy has further compromised Prime Minister Modi, making a retaliatory response unlikely.
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