India, Oct. 9 -- India on Friday called out US Vice President JD Vance over his comments in the context of United States' decision to suspend applications under the Permanent Labor Certification (PERM) programme for certain companies.

India said the descriptions of Indian professionals were "unwarranted" and ignored their contributions to the American economy and innovation ecosystem.

US Vice President JD Vance accused companies of using H-1B visa holders to replace American workers with lower-paid foreign employees, describing them as "foreign indentured servants" in remarks on October 8.

In a video message addressing Microsoft and other companies affected by the US suspension of the PERM green-card programme, Vance said, "You cannot ...