The report said Trump's decision extends his anti-India trade offensives beyond the merchandise trade deficit and poses a fresh threat to India's USD 190 billion services export industry. It stated 'Trump's H-1B Firewall Expands US Protectionism Against India.....escalate US protectionism, targeting India's IT sector and threatening its USD 190 billion services export industry.' The research noted that the Trump administration's new H-1B visa restrictions, imposing a steep USD 100,000 fee, risk reshaping US-India economic ties and India's macro-financial stability. The White House has defended the move, arguing that the H-1B visa program has led to wage suppression and job displacement for American workers. According to the report, extending such non-tariff barriers to services broadens uncertainty in bilateral ties and adds friction in trade.