BENGALURU/HYDERABAD: Donald Trump’s H-1B visa crackdown will hasten US firms’ shift of critical work to India, turbocharging the growth of global capability centers (GCCs) that handle operations from finance to research and development, economists and industry insiders say. The world’s fifth-largest economy is home to 1,700 GCCs, or more than half the global tally, having outgrown its tech support origins to become a hub of high-value innovation in areas from design of luxury car dashboards to drug discovery.

U.S. President Donald Trump's H-1B visa crackdown accelerates U.S. firms shifting work to India, boosting growth of global capability centers.

BENGALURU/HYDERABAD: Donald Trump’s H-1B visa crackdown will hasten US firms’ shift of critical work to India, turbocharging the growth of global capability centers (GCCs) that…