India, Sept. 20 -- While the staggering $100,000 annual fee on H-1B visas targets Indian tech workers, experts see potential for India's tech sector to thrive amid the challenge. In India, the opposition Congress used the decision to attack Prime Minister Narendra Modi's foreign policy

US President Donald Trump's latest executive action, signed on Friday, brings a major shake-up to the H-1B visa system. By imposing a staggering $100,000 annual fee on companies seeking to hire foreign workers, which include a sizable number from India, Trump has sparked a wave of reactions-in the US, India and the rest of the world.

The fee, which targets companies using H-1B visas to hire skilled workers, is expected to hit Indian professionals hardest,...