US Congressman Senior Amy Bera warned the Trump administration that ‘bad advice’ reaching the White House is harming India-US strategic relations. The decisions focusing on H-1B visas and Pakistan are also under question.
New Delhi. Senior US Congressman Amy Bera recently gave a strong warning message to the Trump administration. Bera says the “bad advice” reaching the White House is endangering America’s long-standing policy between India and Pakistan. He said that Trump is creating confusion by mentioning India and Pakistan at the same time, and is ignoring the India-US strategic relationship that has been going on for three decades.
American MP calls India an important economic and strategic partner
“We have maintained dehyphenation between India and Pakistan for 30 years. Major US investments, military exercises and security cooperation are only with India, not with Pakistan,” Bera said in an exclusive conversation with Times Now. He says that Pakistan is struggling with domestic terrorism, cross-border threats and tensions in Afghanistan, while India is an important economic and strategic partner of the 21st century for America.
Is America becoming too soft towards Pakistan?
Bera said that Trump has met the Pakistan Army Chief several times in recent months. Congress presented a new proposal in this regard, in which it was clearly said that there is no equality between India and Pakistan. He appealed to the Indian-American diaspora to help strengthen India-US relations through their representatives.
H-1B visa and threat to Indian tech talent
Policies like 50% tariff and $100,000 H-1B visa fee are posing a threat to Indian technology and American companies. Bera says these decisions were politically motivated and taken without thinking, and could alienate India’s tech talent. “This policy came about because of bad advice from some White House advisors. People like Peter Navarro didn’t think it through properly,” he said.
Will America Lose H-1B Talent?
Bera warned that stopping the H-1B pipeline would harm the US more than India. He suggests that the US should open new visa pathways so that Indian and American talent working in AI and other high-tech sectors can freely move in and out.
Bad advice or wrong policy?
Amy Bera’s clear message is that wrong and incomplete information reaching the White House is weakening India-US relations. He also said that the pressure from Congress and President Trump’s retreat show that consultation and thinking are very important for the right policy.