Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:32am on 19 Oct 2026,Monday India Global
US Vice President JD Vance defended his description of H-1B visa workers as “foreign indentured servants”, saying his criticism targeted employers and the visa system rather than workers. Speaking at a CBS News town hall on October 17, he acknowledged that his “rhetoric may have been imperfect” but did not withdraw the remark. Vance also said he loved his Indian in-laws, referring to his wife, Second Lady Usha Vance, and her South Indian parents. India’s Ministry of External Affairs had described his earlier comments as “unwarranted” and “deeply offensive”. The controversy comes as the Trump administration has suspended several firms, including Indian IT companies, from a key step towards obtaining US green cards. (PC: AP)
