H-1B visas may be a lifeline for Silicon Valley, but for India they’re a bad bargain. That’s the blunt view of Sanjeev Sanyal, member of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council, who says long-term visas like the H-1B “primarily benefit the recipient country” and should never be a negotiating priority for India. Advertisement

Speaking at a Moneycontrol event, Sanyal argued that Indian negotiators should stop lobbying for more U.S. work permits.

“If you are in the IT industry that claims you can work from anywhere, then surely you can do the work from India. Why do you need to move there?” he said. “These kinds of visas primarily benefit the recipient country. How it benefits us has always been unclear to me.”

Sanyal added that India’s reforms must stand on their own, not hinge on

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