Why not having Indian students will hurt the US?

The suspension of student visa appointments will be a blow to Indian students. But the US will also be affected. India topped the list of student visas issued in 2024, surpassing China. Trump administration measures against universities, US court rulings, and trade policy are some of what we include in our weekly summary.

It has been a week of mixed reports. Donald Trump's tariffs keep striking the world. A Court of International Trade ruling suspended the big taxes on Wednesday night. But a federal appeals court put a hold on this, and the US government can impose tariffs once more. There is uncertainty and confusion about this major economic policy.

For the students waiting for the American dream, it has been a tough week. The Trump administration suspended Harvard University from admitting foreign students, but the courts have stepped in and suspended the action. It also suspended visa appointments to all foreign students, and many applicants are worried.

In a major development, Elon Musk has departed from the White House. This was no surprise as he was merely a temporary administrator for the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge). However, this followed the tech billionaire's criticism of Trump's tax bill.

Students pass John Harvard's statue during the 374th graduation day at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Indians are one of the largest communities of foreign graduate students in the US.