Will PM address Trump's India-Pak ceasefire claims, concerns of lakhs of Indian H1B holders: Cong
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Dated:- 21-9-2025
PTI
New Delhi, Sep 21 (PTI) Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to the nation, the Congress on Sunday took a swipe at him, asking whether he will address US President Donald Trump's India-Pakistan “ceasefire” claims and the concerns of lakhs of Indian H1B visa holders or just repeat what is already known on the new GST rates.
Prime Minister Modi will address the nation at 5 pm on Sunday, his office said. However, the Prime Minister's Office gave no indication of the subject of his address in the evening.
His address will come on the eve of Navratri, the day from when the revised GST rates will ki
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to lose their livelihood due to his good friend's tariffs? Or will he just repeat what we all know on the new GST rates – worked out under desperation and which become effective tomorrow?” the Congress leader said.
In a sudden move that will hugely impact skilled Indian professionals in the US, President Trump has ordered a steep hike in the annual H-1B non-immigrant visa fee to USD 100,000.
The Trump administration, however, has clarified that the new USD 100,000 fee for H-1B visas is a one-time payment applicable only to new petitions and does not apply to current visa holders.
Also, Trump has repeated his claim that he solved the India-Pakistan conflict earlier this year with trade and asserted that he should get the Nobel Peace Priz
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kistan. Think of that. And you know how I stopped that with trade. They want to trade. And I have great respect for both leaders. But when you take a look at all of these wars that we've stopped.” “Just look at that. India, Pakistan, Thailand, Cambodia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kosovo and Serbia, Israel and Iran, Egypt and Ethiopia, Rwanda and the Congo. We stopped all of them. And 60 per cent of them were stopped because of trade,” the US president claimed.
He added that “like with India, I said, 'look, we're not going to do any trade if you're going to fight and they have nuclear weapons. They stopped.” India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7, targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in retaliation for
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