February 19, 2017 5:39 PM

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UK needs to do more on students visa issue: Indian Envoy

India today said that the United Kingdom needs to do more on the students visa issue. New Indian envoy to UK, Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha said, despite the pluses from British Prime Minister Theresa May's announcement about special categories of visas, there is a need to do more on the issue. In an interview, Mr. Sinha said that Indo-UK partnership has gone to a different level and it will be a win-win situation for both the countries.<br/><br/>He said Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will be holding talks with the UK Chancellor Philip Hammond when he goes to the UK for the official launch of the UK-India Year of Culture hosted by the Queen later this month. Sinha indicated that visas and free movement for Indian professionals is likely to be on the agenda.<br/><br/>Sinha also flagged the fall in the number of Indian students studying at UK universities as a worrying trend for the Indian government. British Prime Minister Theresa May, during her India visit last November, had announced two visa programmes.<br/><br/>In reference to the UK's referendum to leave the European Union, Sinha expressed confidence that Indian firms would continue to be attracted to the UK post-Brexit.

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