Global firms continue to find India suitable for talent and skilled workers in the US where there is an acute shortage of skills and despite stringent rules in granting H-1B visas for foreign employees. <br/><br/>IT industry apex body Nasscom President R. Chandrashekhar said that despite rising visa barriers, global firms prefer to hire Indian techies in the US due to shortage of skills in North America. <br/><br/>Mr Chandrashekhar told a TV channel that with the visa process to the US becoming stricter, it has become difficult for companies to send workers from India. <br/><br/>He said the recent tax changes have also made it more expensive to offshore the work from US. H-1B visa programme is popular among the Indian IT industry workforce. India accounts for nearly 70 percent of all the H-1B workers.<br/><br/>