#Spotlight: New data showed a sharp fall in H-1B approvals for Indian IT companies, with new hires dropping to a 10-year low. Analysis by the National Foundation for American Policy, using USCIS data, found that leading Indian firms secured just over 4,500 new H-1B visas, a 70% drop from 2015. Meanwhile, U.S. tech giants such as Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and Google received far more approvals, signalling a shift in global tech hiring. TCS remained the only Indian firm among the top employers for existing worker extensions. The decline highlighted changing recruitment strategies and the wider impact of U.S. immigration policy.
