GCC growth in India
Trump's H-1B Visa Fee Hike Accelerates US Companies' Shift to Indian Global Capability Centers
Sep 30, 2025 02:48 pm CST
Donald Trump's dramatic increase in H-1B visa fees to $100,000 is prompting US companies to relocate high-value operations to India's Global Capability Centers. With India already hosting 1,700 GCCs that have evolved beyond tech support to become innovation hubs, industry experts predict accelerated growth as firms seek to maintain strategic functions in-house while bypassing immigration restrictions.
H-1B Visa Fee Hike: Former Indian UN Envoy Calls It a "Tax on Trust" Between India and US
Sep 25, 2025 01:53 pm CST
Former Indian UN Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin criticizes the US's $100,000 H-1B visa fee hike as undermining bilateral trust and proposes India's Global Capability Centers as an alternative solution to retain tech talent, with GCCs projected to grow from $68 billion to $128 billion in exports by 2030.