Washington, Sept. 24 -- Even as Donald Trump tightens the screws on skilled immigration with a $100,000 H-1B visa fee aimed at curbing Indian tech workers, the President posed for a photo-op with Indian-origin prodigy Agastya Goel, who helped the U.S. Physics Team pull off a historic five-gold sweep at the 2025 International Physics Olympiad.

Apart from Agastya Goel, the U.S. Physics Team comprised Allen Li, Joshua Wang, Feodor Yevtushenko, and Brian Zhang.

Soon after their triumph, the five gold medallists were hosted at the White House by President Donald Trump.

Spotlight on Agastya Goel

Among the standout performers was Agastya Goel, an Indian-origin prodigy and son of Stanford professor Ashish Goel.

Currently a junior at Henry M....