India, Oct. 18 -- US Vice-President JD Vance on Sunday clarified his remarks where he had referred to H-1B visa workers as "foreign indentured servants", while invoking his South Indian wife and in-laws.

While Vance acknowledged that his "rhetoric may have been imperfect", he called for a balance in the American immigration system.

The Donald Trump-led administration had, earlier this month, announced suspension of several firms, including Indian IT companies, from Permanent Labor Certification Program, or PERM, which is the first step to getting a green card. PERM allows companies to sponsor a foreigner who has been working in the US under the H-1B and other visa holders to become a legal permanent resident.

Among the companies suspen...