New Delhi, Sept. 25 -- "Every challenge provides opportunities," Syed Akbaruddin, India's former permanent representative to the UN, pointed out on Thursday while speaking about H-1B visa fee hike. And further goes on to add, "If America is hesitating to take talent, Bengaluru should take it or Canada will take it. Talent will go where opportunity is."

While speaking to ANI, Akbaruddin said, "...H-1B was a bridge between the US and India. However, today it's not seen as a ladder but as a loophole...Taxing talent is a race we will both lose. Partners don't choke talent, they actually channelise talent. A $100,000 toll on a bridge of talent will hurt both sides of that bridge...We need to handle the dreams of young people very carefully. I...