The US government on Thursday clarified that there are no plans to cap H-1B work visas for nations that force foreign companies to store data locally.

Reuters on Wednesday reported that the Trump government has apprised India that it is considering to restrict H-1B work visas for nations that force foreign companies to store data locally. The report comes at a time when the two countries are at tiff over tariffs and trade. After Washington withdrew a key trade privilege for New Delhi, India imposed higher tariffs on some US goods.