President Donald Trump's decision to raise annual H1-B visa fee to USD 100,000 will choke US innovation and turbocharge India's by pushing the next wave of labs, patents and startups to cities like Bengaluru, and Hyderabad, former NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said on Saturday.

The Trump administration says this fee is aimed at ensuring that the people being brought into the country are "actually very highly skilled" and do not replace American workers.

"Donald Trump's 100,000 H-1B fee will choke U.S. innovation, and turbocharge India's. By slamming the door on global talent, America pushes the next wave of labs, patents, innovation and startups to Bangalore and Hyderabad, Pune and Gurgaon. India's finest Doctors, engineers, scientists, innovators have an opportunity to contribute to India

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