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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicH-1B visa

Topic: H-1B visa

Red carpet for US H1-Bs, others get in line—Canada’s big immigration pivot, courtesy Carney

The Carney govt’s new budget earmarks $1.7 bn to attract top H-1B professionals from US while slashing student & temporary worker visas—marking a sharp shift from Trudeau’s open-door policy.

India’s ‘most valuable export’ & impact of Trump sanctions on Russian oil giants

Global media also discusses Emirates NBD buying a 60 percent stake in RBI & how Indian doctors carry US rural healthcare on their shoulders.

US clarifies who is exempt from $100,000 H1-B visa fee. There’s good news for Indian students & techies

For new H-1B visa petitions filed 21 September onwards, as well as applicants without a valid visa and outside the US currently, the $100,000 fee is must.

China launches K visa amid H-1B row. It is Beijing’s latest move to attract global talent

Since the K visa does not require employer sponsorship, more Indian tech professionals may choose to pursue careers in China.

Amid US H-1B visa furore, Germany promises ‘liberal & stable’ migration policies for Indians

In conversation with ThePrint, Ambassador Philipp Ackermann says skilled Indian workers are welcome in Germany. ‘Indians are considered diligent, industrious people’.

Indian art market finds its footing at home & how Trump’s H-1B visa fee hike is fuelling anxiety

Economist looks at art collector Shalini Passi’s garden in Delhi, NYT probes H-1B visa fee damage & Guardian reports on power needs in India and clash with New Delhi’s climate goals.

Can India retain its skilled workers amid H-1B fee hike & the ‘boldness’ of Naveen Jindal

The New York Times reports on the struggles of apple farmers in Jammu & Kashmir as this year’s unrelenting monsoon destroyed their crops. 

Chinese immigrant ban in 1882, European inflow, H-1B tussle—US immigration debate is 150 yrs old

To allow or not to allow: A deep dive into US research & records shows how advantages & disadvantages of immigrants have been part of American public discourse since the 19th century.

India’s IT firms must reduce dependence on North America, think long term

India’s IT services companies are not holding firms. They should focus on creating long-term value for shareholders instead of returning cash to keep share values up.

On Camera

Patel’s 1950 letter to Nehru: Find no legal power to deal with Press or men like Syama Prasad

Less than a year before the First Constitutional Amendment, Patel wrote to Nehru about Supreme Court rulings that had 'knocked the bottom out' of press control laws.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.