India, June 20 -- President Donald Trump's second-term administration has embarked on a dramatic overhaul of the US foreign student visa regime, signaling a new phase in the country's immigration and education policy. These changes, announced over the first half of 2025, represent the most extensive rollback in decades of America's role as the global leader in higher education. From suspending new visas for certain universities, including a brief ban targeting Harvard, to implementing sweeping social media surveillance, the administration has shown a clear intent to politicise and securitise student inflows. What was once a meritocratic and relatively open system has now become fraught with ideological scrutiny and administrative unpredic...