Trump’s Visa Shock Strains India-US Ties, Clouds Trade Talks

President Donald Trump’s move to curb skilled visas for foreigners adds a fresh blow to US-India ties that only last week appeared to be on the mend, creating new hurdles for a speedy trade deal.

Trump’s $100,000 fee for new H-1B applications will predominantly affect Indians, who’ve made up more than 70% of the visas in the past. The US president’s order has rattled India’s $280 billion tech services industry, threatening their business outsourcing models and putting thousands of jobs at risk.

Trump has upended decades of US diplomacy by slapping 50% tariffs on Indian exports in August, part ...