15% INDIAN STUDENT DROP, $103K H-1B SHOCK | THE INDIAN-AMERICAN DREAM CRACKS?

Indian student applications to US colleges are down 15%. And Washington has proposed a $103,265 fee on new H-1B applications. Add to that US Vice President JD Vance's renewed call for American companies to hire and train Americans; the US is changing the equation for Indian talent. But there is a warning from inside Washington too. US Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi says companies have two choices: onshore the talent or offshore the work. America still needs highly skilled workers, while Indian professionals have more global options than ever before. So is America becoming a less attractive destination for Indians? And is the American dream still worth the uncertainty? Ananya Dasgupta looks at what these changes mean for Indian students and professionals on Episode 2 of Beyond Borders.