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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has warned that countries such as the United States and those in Europe could undermine their own interests and end up being “net losers” if they place excessive curbs on immigration and hinder the movement of skilled workers.
According to media reports, Speaking at India’s World Annual Conclave 2025 in New Delhi, Jaishankar took a question on the rising political and social backlash against immigration in several nations and argued that the debate is often misplaced.”
A lot of these are issues which they have to resolve because, in many cases.
“The actual crisis has nothing to do with the mobility of the incoming workforce,” he said.
He maintained that many of the current concerns in Western nations are linked to policy decisions made over decades rather than the presence of foreign professionals.
“If there are concerns, let us say, in the United States or in Europe, it is because they very consciously and deliberately, over the last two decades, allowed their businesses to relocate. It was their choice and strategy. They have to find ways of fixing it, and many of them are,” the external affairs minister said.
Jaishankar emphasised the importance of communicating the shared benefits of allowing talent to move freely between countries.
