My guess is they view India as producing an elite immigration (i.e. net tax paying) in large numbers. It is stunning how many successful tech or non-tech executives are Indian born. I haven't seen the full list but I doubt any country on that list gets close, even as a % of population.

Looking at the list, it appears to be wheather the country or its population is pro-israel or not

Well yeah Trump's big tech friends need cheap H-1B labor.

I wish it was.