India, Sept. 20 -- Former NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Saturday said that US President Donald Trump's proposal to impose a $100,000 annual fee on H-1B visas would stifle American innovation while boosting India's talent-driven growth.

He said that restricting global talent would redirect labs, patents, innovation, and startups to Indian cities, with America's loss becoming India's gain.

"Donald Trump's 100,000 H-1B fee will choke U.S. innovation, and turbocharge India's. By slamming the door on global talent, America pushes the next wave of labs, patents, innovation and startups to Bangalore and Hyderabad, Pune and Gurgaon," Kant wrote on X.

"India's finest Doctors, engineers, scientists, innovators have an opportunity to contribute ...