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The Economic Times
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Rebuked by India, Vance admits he went too far with "indentured servants" rhetoric

Washington: Following criticism, US Vice President JD Vance admitted that his "indentured servants" rhetoric was imperfect, and he wanted to aim at the US companies and the visa system, not the H-1B visa holders.

India had condemned JD Vance's description of H-1B visa workers as "indentured servants", calling the terminology "deeply offensive" and saying it carries painful historical and colonial legacy connotations.

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