India, Sept. 23 -- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said the recent hike in H-1B visa fees and US tariffs has caused a "sharp short-term setback" for India, impacting jobs and trade. He, however, said that this is not a "point of no return" for bilateral relations, as the long-term interests of both countries will eventually restore balance.

The former minister of state for external affairs told news agency ANI on Tuesday that ongoing cooperation between India and the US in sectors such as defence, artificial intelligence, information technology, and space.

He also pointed to the deep people-to-people connections, noting that more than 5 million Indian-origin individuals live in the US, including students and CEOs in Silicon Valley.

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