India’s Innovation Cell fakes global rankings to brand itself a tech leader, fueling a dismissive attitude toward American workers while dominating H-1B visas. From mocking Trump as jealous to sidelining U.S. talent, India’s actions demand a response: it’s time to disconnect and protect American jobs.
India’s Innovation Cell: A House of Cards
On May 15, 2025, X user @amandalouise416 exposed a damning truth: India’s Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) created an “Innovation Cell” not to innovate, but to manipulate data and inflate global rankings like the Global Innovation Index (GII). The attached MHRD document, titled “MHRD’s Innovation Cell at AICTE (Ministry of Human Resource Development),” is a formal report with the Government of India logo at the top. Its text reveals a calculated deception. The report admits India’s low GII ranking stems from “unavailability of data or correct data collated,” and outlines the Cell’s mission: to “control data,” “work on indices,” and engage in “perception management.” It prioritizes superficial metrics like patent filings and startup counts, collaborating with international bodies to favorably represent India, all to “brand India as a tech leader.” This isn’t innovation—it’s a coordinated illusion designed to deceive the world.
India’s Dismissive Attitude Toward American Workers
This fabricated tech leadership feeds into a broader attitude of dismissiveness toward American workers, as revealed by Indian perspectives in recent X posts. Indian actress Kangana Ranaut’s now-deleted post on May 15, 2025, mocked Donald Trump’s “America First” policy as driven by jealousy of PM Narendra Modi—whom she called the “father of all alpha males”—for pushing Apple to prioritize U.S. manufacturing over India. Her dismissal of Trump’s efforts to protect American jobs implies that India’s role in global manufacturing, and by extension its workforce, is more valuable than America’s, indirectly belittling the worth of American workers. Similarly, the MHRD’s Innovation Cell, by manipulating data to artificially elevate India’s tech credentials, suggests that Indian policymakers view American workers as a benchmark they can’t meet without deceit, further undermining the value of U.S. talent in fair competition.
H-1B Exploitation: The Real Cost of India’s Deception
India’s dismissive attitude and false innovation narrative directly harm American workers through the H-1B visa program. In 2024, 77% of the 399,402 H-1B visas issued went to Indian nationals, often filling tech roles that could go to Americans. Big Tech exploits this, with companies like Microsoft hiring 2,735 H-1B workers in 2022 while laying off 14,900 employees—a ratio of 5.5 layoffs per H-1B hire. These workers, paid 10-20% less than Americans, have driven a 15% wage decline in tech since 2008, leaving 60% of U.S. STEM graduates jobless in 2024. Since the 1990s, tens of millions of white-collar jobs have been taken by foreign graduates, displacing American talent. India’s manipulated rankings fuel this exploitation, convincing companies that Indian workers are superior innovators—a lie exposed by the MHRD document.
Trump Mocked, American Workers Sidelined
Kangana’s post didn’t just defend Modi—it belittled Trump, aligning with the broader Indian attitude of dismissiveness toward American workers. Trump’s “America First” policy pushes for U.S. manufacturing, as seen in his request to Tim Cook, but Apple plans to continue in India, with $22 billion in production in FY2025. This decision prioritizes India’s labor pool over American jobs, a trend fueled by India’s fake innovation narrative and H-1B dominance. This dismissive attitude, paired with India’s deception, is a direct assault on American workers.
Disconnect from India: Protect American Jobs
India’s actions—faking innovation, dismissing American workers as secondary, and mocking Trump—demand a response. The MHRD’s Innovation Cell has created a false narrative of India as a tech leader, fueling perceptions that undermine American workers. This deception, combined with India’s dominance in H-1B visas, displaces our talent and suppresses wages. We cannot allow a country that manipulates data and belittles our workforce to dominate our tech sector. We demand all H-1B visas to be canceled, mandatory prioritization of U.S. workers, and data locality laws to keep jobs in America. Trump, this is what India thinks of you and us—let’s show them America won’t stand for it! It’s time to put American workers first and stop India’s exploitation of our tech industry.
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