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Most importantly, you will likely need an H1B after 12 months of working (the first 12 months should be covered by an OPT visa), which is based on a lottery system. I have seen people not get that and having to move to London or Hong Kong or Singapore (if their firm is helpful in finding them an overseas slot, which is not always easy).
There are folks here telling you to get a green card. The green card is linked to country of birth and not of passport. Assuming you were also born in India (and don’t just have an Indian passport), the wait to get to a green card is very long now.
Try to speak to junior associates from India (under three years experience ideally) working in NY to get more clarity on these points.
All the best!
Aside from the massive difference in tuition payable as well as living expenses, if I do somehow gain admission to a really good JD program (which I do realise is itself quite difficult), would it make sense to do that over doing an LLB program in India? Would an Indian passport holder with a JD from HYS/NYU/UChicago etc be employable at all outside of India?