US President Donald Trump’s hasty move to impose a steep $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications has drawn criticism not just from countries like India but also the American media.

Several US media outlets have warned that the policy could choke the very pipeline of global talent that fuelled America’s rise as a technology superpower.

India had earlier said that the policy was "likely to have humanitarian consequences". The visa route is used heavily by thousands of Indian skilled professionals to work in US for top tech companies.

The US media highlighted how Indian engineers and coders have been the backbone of innovation in Silicon Valley for decades.

“It definitely could be painful for the US in terms of innovation,” Charles-Henry Monchau, chief investment officer at Syz Group,

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